Rare-Antique Master Print-EMBLEM-VICTORY-PEACE-BEES-ARMOUR-de Bry-1593

(May peace make the people happy, as victory did.) Armour: helmet on a shield and sword surrounded by bees.

Made by Theodor de Bry after own design.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 8.4 x 6.8 cm (3.31 x 2.68 inch). Image size: 8 x 6.5 cm. (3.15 x 2.56 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

EMBLEM-VICTORY-PEACE-BEES-ARMOUR | PCO-C7-22

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

No. 5 from: ‘Emblemata Nobilitati et Vulgo Scitu Digna’ (Stam und Wapenbuchlein.), by Theodor de Bry, published in Frankfurt am Main, 1593.

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Biography engraver: Theodor de Bry (also Theodorus de Bry) (1528 ? 27 March 1598) was an engraver, goldsmith, editor and publisher, famous for his depictions of early European expeditions to the Americas.