A heliogravure published by Charles Amand-Durand reproducing with great fidelity the Renaissance burin engraving of Abraham kneeling before the three angels, with ruins and landscape behind. Printed from copper on heavy paper, with wide margins.
A heliogravure published by Charles Amand-Durand reproducing with great fidelity the Renaissance burin engraving of Abraham kneeling before the three angels, with ruins and landscape behind. Printed from copper on heavy paper, with wide margins.
Amand-Durand (1831-1905) bit his coppers photographically and printed them in the traditional way, on a rolling press with damped paper; his facsimiles of the great early engravers are today collectors' pieces in their own right.
Medium: heliogravure printed from copper
Artist / after: Lucas van Leyden
Publisher / engraver: Charles Amand-Durand (1831-1905)
Date: 1875
Dimensions: 9.4 x 13.1 in (24 x 33.4 cm)
Condition: good; clean paper with wide margins