The Prophet Isaiah - Original Engraving - Richard Blome Bible - 1688

Original copper engraving with the prophet Isaiah kneeling before the divine apparition while a seraph descends with the live coal from the altar to purify his lips. Lettered Isaiah the Prophet, with the reference to Isaiah 6. Book leaf, with printed text on the back.

From The History of the Old and New Testament, the English version of the work of the Sieur de Royaumont that Richard Blome published in London in 1688 with more than two hundred and thirty engravings drawn by G. Freman and cut by such hands as Michael van der Gucht and P. Bouche.

Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: G. Freman.
Date: 1688.
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome, London, 1688; print No. 140.
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.7 x 39.7 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with scattered damp stains and small tears and losses at the edges of the sheet, always outside the plate mark. Printed text on the back, as usual with a book leaf.