Print Description
This print shows a view on a woman holding a falcon in one hand and leaning on an anchor, the symbol of hope. In the back of the print we see a shipwreck in a rough see and peaople trying to safe their lives. On shore we see several ships and people working on them. From the series ‘Sinn und Lehrreiche Emblemata’
Made by Johann Wilhelm Baur after Melchior Kusell.
Medium: engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: yes.
Sheet size: 22.5 x 22 cm (8.86 x 8.66 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 22 cm. (8.46 x 8.66 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Fold in upper margin. Tears in upper and lower margin and oplate been restored. Creases. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WOMAN WITH FALCON-ANCHOR-SHIPWRECK-SHIPS-ROUGH SEA | RBOS-A10-14
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This print was published in ca 1630.
Biography engraver: Johann Wilhelm Baur (1600-1640).
Biography artist: Melchior Kusell ((1626-1683). Made a slightly different version of this etching, with the names of the artist shown in the plate.
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