Parable of the Talents - Engraving Dedicated to William Penn - 1688
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Original 1688 copper engraving of the parable of the talents, titled at the foot and referred to Matthew 25: the master settling accounts with his servants in an interior of marked perspective. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Johannes Kip.
Original 1688 copper engraving of the parable of the talents, titled at the foot and referred to Matthew 25: the master settling accounts with his servants in an interior of marked perspective. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Johannes Kip.
The cartouche at the top carries the dedication to the Honourable William Penn, of Warminghurst Place (Sussex), proprietor and governor of the province of Pennsylvania in America, with his coat of arms. Blome sold the dedication of each engraving to a subscriber, and this one fell to the founder of Pennsylvania.
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. 49.
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.
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Original 1688 copper engraving of the parable of the talents, titled at the foot and referred to Matthew 25: the master settling accounts with his servants in an interior of marked perspective. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Johannes Kip.