The Visitation - Van Hove Engraving - Blome Bible, London 1701
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Original copper engraving of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, with the meeting of Mary and St Elizabeth before the house of Zacharias. Print no. 6 from the History of the Old and New Testament published by Richard Blome in London, 1701. Signed "Freman inv." and "Van Hove f.", with the reference "Luke 1".
Original copper engraving of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, with the meeting of Mary and St Elizabeth before the house of Zacharias. Print no. 6 from the History of the Old and New Testament published by Richard Blome in London, 1701. Signed "Freman inv." and "Van Hove f.", with the reference "Luke 1".
At the top is the cartouche with a cloth held by two angels and a coat of arms, dedicating the print to one of the subscribers who financed the work, a characteristic feature of Blome's illustrated bibles. Full sheet on laid paper, blank on the reverse.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin) on laid paper.
Artist / after: Freman (inv.).
Engraver: Van Hove.
Source: History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome, London, 1701.
Date: 1701.
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.6 x 39.5 cm).
Condition: Good for its age. Paper yellowed and lightly foxed, with small tears and folds at the sheet edges; plate mark and impression clean. Inventory number in pencil on the reverse.
3644
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Original copper engraving of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, with the meeting of Mary and St Elizabeth before the house of Zacharias. Print no. 6 from the History of the Old and New Testament published by Richard Blome in London, 1701. Signed "Freman inv." and "Van Hove f.", with the reference "Luke 1".