The Pharisee and the Publican - Engraving by M. Vandergucht - 1688
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Original copper engraving of 1688, lettered below "The Pharisee and Publican" (Luke 18), cut with the burin by Michael Vandergucht after a drawing by Gerard Freman. It comes from The History of the Old and New Testament, published by Richard Blome in London. Above, a cartouche held by putti with the dedication to the London bookseller John Sprint and his coat of arms.
Original copper engraving of 1688, lettered below "The Pharisee and Publican" (Luke 18), cut with the burin by Michael Vandergucht after a drawing by Gerard Freman. It comes from The History of the Old and New Testament, published by Richard Blome in London. Above, a cartouche held by putti with the dedication to the London bookseller John Sprint and his coat of arms.
Blome financed these works by selling the dedication of each engraving, so that every sheet carries the name and arms of a different subscriber: each one is, as well as a biblical subject, a small heraldic document.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Artist / after: Gerard Freman.
Engraver: Michael Vandergucht (1660-1725).
Date: 1688.
Source: Richard Blome, The History of the Old and New Testament, London, 1688; no. 42.
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.7 x 39.7 cm).
Condition: The paper toned, with uneven edges and a few rust spots; the image clean and well printed.
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Original copper engraving of 1688, lettered below "The Pharisee and Publican" (Luke 18), cut with the burin by Michael Vandergucht after a drawing by Gerard Freman. It comes from The History of the Old and New Testament, published by Richard Blome in London. Above, a cartouche held by putti with the dedication to the London bookseller John Sprint and his coat of arms.