CHRISTOFFEL JEGHER (CIRCA 1578-1653) AFTER PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577-1640)
Bust of a bearded Man (Doge Giovanni Cornaro?)
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in shades of brown, circa 1632-1636, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a crowned Escutcheon and countermark Shield with Initials DG, a fine impression of the first state (of two), printing with much relief
Block 288 x 218 mm.
Sheet 327 x 244 mm.
CHRISTOFFEL JEGHER (CIRCA 1578-1653) AFTER PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577-1640)
Bust of a bearded Man (Doge Giovanni Cornaro?)
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in shades of brown, circa 1632-1636, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a crowned Escutcheon and countermark Shield with Initials DG, a fine impression of the first state (of two), printing with much relief
Block 288 x 218 mm.
Sheet 327 x 244 mm.
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