Laborers in the Vineyard - Engraving by L. Masson - Blome Bible, 1688
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An original 17th-century copper engraving of the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew XX), the day's wages paid in the courtyard and the gospel passage on a cartouche held by cupids. Signed within the plate mark "G. Freman inv." and "L. Masson sculp.".
An original 17th-century copper engraving of the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew XX), the day's wages paid in the courtyard and the gospel passage on a cartouche held by cupids. Signed within the plate mark "G. Freman inv." and "L. Masson sculp.".
From The History of the Old and New Testament, published in London by Richard Blome in 1688, one of the most notable English illustrated Bibles of the 17th century, funded by subscription from the nobility, whose arms appear in the cartouches.
Medium: copper engraving
Artist / after: G. Freman
Engraver: L. Masson
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome, London, 1688
Date: 1688
Dimensions: 10.1 x 15.7 in (25.6 x 40 cm)
Condition: fair for its age; paper toned, edges worn, some marginal losses and handling marks outside the image
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An original 17th-century copper engraving of the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew XX), the day's wages paid in the courtyard and the gospel passage on a cartouche held by cupids. Signed within the plate mark "G. Freman inv." and "L. Masson sculp.".