The Marriage at Cana - Engraving by Van Hove after G. Freman - Blome
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The Marriage at Cana - Engraving by Van Hove after G. Freman - Blome

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Original copper engraving on laid paper with the marriage at Cana (John 2): the banquet table beneath the arcade, the servants filling the water jars and the putti holding the cartouche of the dedication. Below, "G. Freman inv." and "F. Van hoven sculp.", with plate number 16.

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Original copper engraving on laid paper with the marriage at Cana (John 2): the banquet table beneath the arcade, the servants filling the water jars and the putti holding the cartouche of the dedication. Below, "G. Freman inv." and "F. Van hoven sculp.", with plate number 16.

It comes from Richard Blome's illustrated Bible, The History of the Old and New Testament, published in London: each engraving carries the subject below and a cartouche with the dedication and arms of the person who paid for the copperplate, here Edward Spencer, of Chilham, in the county of Kent.

Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / after: G. Freman
Engraver / lithographer: Frederick Hendrick van Hove (1628-1698)
Date: Late 17th century
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, published in London by Richard Blome
Dimensions: 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.6 x 39.5 cm)
Condition: Fair. Toned paper, with a damp ring in the upper right corner and the edges of the sheet worn and with small tears; the plate mark and the image clean.

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