Seats and Thrones of Antiquity - Original Dutch Engraving - 1690
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Original 1690 copper engraving with twenty-eight small scenes of seats, thrones and couches of biblical antiquity, set out in seven rows. Laid paper with watermark; a book leaf from the Dutch edition of the illustrated Bible.
Original 1690 copper engraving with twenty-eight small scenes of seats, thrones and couches of biblical antiquity, set out in seven rows. Laid paper with watermark; a book leaf from the Dutch edition of the illustrated Bible.
The source work is Voor-bereidselen tot de Bybelsche Wysheid, en Gebruik der Heilige en Kerklijke Historien, published by Wilhelmus Goeree (1635-1711) in 1690, one of the most widely circulated repertories of biblical antiquities of the Dutch Baroque.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving) on watermarked laid paper.
Artist / after: Wilhelmus Goeree (1635-1711) and Philip Tideman (1657-1705).
Engraver: Gilliam van der Gouwen (Antwerp, 1657 - Amsterdam, 1716).
Date: 1690.
Source: Voor-bereidselen tot de Bybelsche Wysheid (Dutch edition of the illustrated Bible).
Dimensions: 7.9 x 13.2 in (20 x 33.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Light toning, a crease in the right margin and slight surface soiling from use.
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Original 1690 copper engraving with twenty-eight small scenes of seats, thrones and couches of biblical antiquity, set out in seven rows. Laid paper with watermark; a book leaf from the Dutch edition of the illustrated Bible.