Original copper engraving with the Adoration of the Magi: the cortege from the East kneels before the Child in the stable, with the star above and the retinue crowding behind. Lettered below, G. Freman Inv. and Burnford Sculp, with the reference to Matthew 2. Book leaf.
Original copper engraving with the Adoration of the Magi: the cortege from the East kneels before the Child in the stable, with the star above and the retinue crowding behind. Lettered below, G. Freman Inv. and Burnford Sculp, with the reference to Matthew 2. Book leaf.
From The History of the Old and New Testament, published in London by Richard Blome in 1688, with the dedication cartouche and coat of arms that heads every engraving in the work.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: G. Freman.
Engraver: Burnford.
Date: 1688.
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome, London, 1688.
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.7 x 39.7 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with small losses and tears at the edges of the sheet, outside the plate mark; light damp stains.