Rare Antique Print-Egypt-Hebrew children-infanticide-Merian-ca. 1635

Erscheinungsdatum: 1635

Beschreibung

Antique print, untitled. The murder of Hebrew children by Pharao in Egypt. The murder of Hebrew children by Pharao in Egypt. From an early edition of the set "Icones Biblicae", published by Cornelis Danckerts in Amsterdam. Before the textcaption and bookprint verso. State: First state of 2 Icones Biblicae. Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: Pot Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Matthaus Merian'. Matthaus Merian the Elder (1593-1650) learned the art of copper engraving in Zurich. He worked in various places throughout Europe, before returning to Basel in 1615. He moved to Frankfurt in Germany and worked for Johann Theodor de Bry, son of Theodor de Bry. Merian married de Bry's daughter Maria Magdalena, and continued to work for De Bry for a period. From 1623 Merian ran the publishing house of De Bry, after his father-in-law's death. He is mainly known for his Topographia Germaniae, a 21-volume town and country atlas which he produced with his son Matthaus the Younger. Very good, given age. Ample margins, some folding. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 20.5 x 16.7 cm. The image size is ca. 15.2 x 12.3 cm. The overall size is ca. 8.1 x 6.6 inch. The image size is ca. 6 x 4.8 inch. Storage location: C4-24. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 74741

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Titel: Rare Antique Print-Egypt-Hebrew ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1635

Zustand: Very Good