Description: From a set of cherubs after designs by Farinati. A second edition of this set was published by Jombert in Paris in 1736. Ref: Blum 383 Cherub.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Abraham Bosse' after 'Paolo Farinati'. Abraham Bosse (1604-1676) worked in Paris and made prints in the manner of Callot. He wrote a very famous treatice about etching and engraving. His prints document French life in the early and mid-17th. Century. Paolo Farinati (ca. 1524-ca. 1606) was active in Verona. He workedin the Mannerist manner.
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. A cherub holding a palm leaf.
Condition: Very good, given age. Ample margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 18 x 17.3 cm. The image size is ca. 16.2 x 12.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.1 x 6.8 inch. The image size is ca. 6.4 x 4.9 inch.
Medium: Engraving on Laid paper.
Location: MAN-C4-28
SKU: 73127
Section: TEMPLATE-181
