Engraved portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam in an octagonal frame, 1757.
Character/Sitter
Erasmus, Desiderius [Erasmus of Rotterdam; Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus] (Dutch, 1466–1536)
The portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466 – 1536), half-length, head to the right, body facing right, looking away, in a trompe-l'oeil octagonal frame. Inscriptions: Top right: Tom IV, pag. 686. Center of the image: DIDIER ERASME / Ne a Rotterdam en 1467, mort a Basle en 1536. Bottom of the plate: Holbein pinxit | Flipart Sculp.
From the book Histoire générale des Provinces-Unies by Bénigne Dujardin (French, 1689 – 1771?) and Gottfried Sellius (real name Gottfried Sell) (1704? – 1767), published in 1757 in Paris by P. G. Simon. Volume 4, facing p. 686.
Size: Sheet: 25 x 17.5 cm; Plate: 19.5 x 13.5 cm; Image: 18 x 12 cm.
References: (1) Van Someren v.2, p.249, №1688; (2) https://archive.org/details/histoiregnra04duja/page/n714/mode/2up. Inscription above the plate: nut ink, hand, "231".
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Subject | Portrait |
| Media/Technique | Burin , Copper engraving , Copperplate engraving , Engraving |
| Material | Laid paper |
| Language | French |
| Country | France |
| Period | 18 AD |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1757 |
| Acquisition year | 2020 |
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