The Circumcision of Jesus - Original Engraving - Blome, London 1688
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Original 1688 copper engraving titled at the foot The Circumcision of Jesus Christ (Luke 2), with the scene under a great canopy and, above, two putti holding the cartouche of the dedication with its coat of arms. Signed Freeman inv. at the left and Burnford fc. at the right.
Original 1688 copper engraving titled at the foot The Circumcision of Jesus Christ (Luke 2), with the scene under a great canopy and, above, two putti holding the cartouche of the dedication with its coat of arms. Signed Freeman inv. at the left and Burnford fc. at the right.
It comes from The History of the Old and New Testament, which Richard Blome published in London in 1688. Blome paid for the edition by selling the dedication of each copperplate, so that every print carries the arms of a different subscriber: this one is dedicated to Christopher Monck, Duke of Albemarle and Earl of Torrington, Knight of the Garter.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: G. Freman.
Engraver: Leonhard Burnford.
Date: 1688.
Source: Richard Blome, The History of the Old and New Testament, London, 1688; print no. 9.
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.7 x 39.7 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with uneven edges and small tears and losses at the borders of the sheet; the image complete and well printed.
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Original 1688 copper engraving titled at the foot The Circumcision of Jesus Christ (Luke 2), with the scene under a great canopy and, above, two putti holding the cartouche of the dedication with its coat of arms. Signed Freeman inv. at the left and Burnford fc. at the right.