Author: Johannes Glauber (1646-1665), after Gerard de Lairesse (1641-1711), published by Leonard Schenk (?) (1696-1767)
Title: [Antique print, etching/ets] Sacrifice to Venus, published 1650-1750.
Description: A religious ceremony by a statue of Venus. Some Roman citizens prepare a sacrifice to the goddess. The print is part of a series with mythological and allegorical representations.  Numbered on the bottom right corner: '5'.Signed at bottom: G. de L. in. / Leon: Schenck exc. / I. G. f. Etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 195 x 150 mm; total: 219 x 176 mm; some light rubbing and some very light soil; traces of previous mounting on verso, otherwise in very good condition. Hollstein German 34-1(3), Roy D.182.

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