Description: Source unknown, to be determined. State: Only state. Ref: Hollstein 306. Provenance: L. A. de Vries (not in Lugt). Very good impression.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Aegidius Sadeler' after own design. Aegidius Sadeler (1570-1629) was a Flemish engraver from a large family of engravers. He worked in Prague and Italy. He was a pupil of Hans Sadeler and a brother of Hans and Raphael. He travelled widely. In 1600 he started working exclusively for the the emperor's Rudolf II and his succeeders court in Prague. He was a famous artist in his time and named 'the Phoenix of engravers'.
Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: 'Joannes Petrus ' - Portrait of Joannes Petrus, counsilor to emperor Matthias.
Condition: Very good, given age. Small margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 14.2 x 18.9 cm. The image size is ca. 13.4 x 18 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5.6 x 7.4 inch. The image size is ca. 5.3 x 7.1 inch.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid paper. Watermark: Eagle
Location: TPCLA-C11-11
SKU: 51576
Section: LATPC-MASTERPRINTS
