The Ascension of Our Saviour - Original Engraving by I. Kip - Blome 1688
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Original 1688 copper engraving of the Ascension of Our Lord, titled at the foot The Ascention of our Saviour and referred to Acts I. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Johannes Kip, with the apostles clustered on the ground and choirs of angels surrounding the figure of Christ.
Original 1688 copper engraving of the Ascension of Our Lord, titled at the foot The Ascention of our Saviour and referred to Acts I. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Johannes Kip, with the apostles clustered on the ground and choirs of angels surrounding the figure of Christ.
Richard Blome financed the work by selling the dedication of each engraving, so that every sheet carries the name and arms of a different subscriber: the cartouche at the top, held by two putti, is here that of the gentleman who paid for this one, no. 62 in the series.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Artist: G. Freman.
Engraver: Johannes (I.) Kip.
Date: 1688.
Source: Richard Blome, The History of the Old and New Testament, London, 1688; print no. 62.
Dimensions: 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.7 x 39.7 cm).
Condition: Paper browned, with irregular edges and small tears at the corners; the image clean and well printed.
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Original 1688 copper engraving of the Ascension of Our Lord, titled at the foot The Ascention of our Saviour and referred to Acts I. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Johannes Kip, with the apostles clustered on the ground and choirs of angels surrounding the figure of Christ.