The Call of Abraham - Original Van Hove Engraving - Blome, 1688
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Original 1688 copper engraving lettered at the foot The call of Abraham (Genesis XII), engraved with the burin by Van Hove after a drawing by Gerard Freman. At the top, two putti hold the cartouche with the dedication to Sir Gilbert Gerard of Brafferton Hall, with his coat of arms.
Original 1688 copper engraving lettered at the foot The call of Abraham (Genesis XII), engraved with the burin by Van Hove after a drawing by Gerard Freman. At the top, two putti hold the cartouche with the dedication to Sir Gilbert Gerard of Brafferton Hall, with his coat of arms.
Blome paid for these works by selling the dedication of each print, so that every sheet carries the name and arms of a different subscriber: the whole series is, besides a biblical cycle, a heraldic repertory of late 17th-century England.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Artist / after: Gerard Freman.
Engraver: Van Hove.
Date: 1688.
Source: Richard Blome, The History of the Old and New Testament, London, 1688; print no. 11.
Dimensions: 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.7 x 39.7 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with uneven edges and small tears at the borders; the image clean and well printed.
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Original 1688 copper engraving lettered at the foot The call of Abraham (Genesis XII), engraved with the burin by Van Hove after a drawing by Gerard Freman. At the top, two putti hold the cartouche with the dedication to Sir Gilbert Gerard of Brafferton Hall, with his coat of arms.