Author: Soutman, Pieter (1593/1601-1657)
Title: St. Marcellinus [from the set of Saints from the Southern and the Northern Netherlands].
Description: Saint Marcellinus, whole-length, in bishop's garb, holding a quill pen and resting his left hand on open pages to a book on the life of St Swithbert. Inscribed at bottom: 'MARCELLINUS EX XII ... COLITUR XIV. IULII.' With two further lines of Dutch 'Marcellijn een van de 12 Discipelen ... Wort geviert den 14. Iulij.' Below left 'P.Soutmanno Diriente. Corn. / Vischer Sculpebat Cum Privilegio' and at right 'P.Soutmannus inveniebat et excudebat / Harlemi. 1650.' Published by Cornelis Visscher II (1628/29-1658). Etching and engraving on paper, pasted on another sheet; trimmed close to plate; total: 446 x 314 mm; Hollstein 21 (Visscher); some very small rust stains. Date: 1650.

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