Author: Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641); Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) (1586-1652); Pieter Schenck II (1660-1713)
Title: [Antique etching, ets, biblical print] J. v.d. Velde II, Tobias and the angel (Tobias en de engel), published before 1713.
Description: Tobias, with the fish under his arm, and the angel walking on a path in a landscape (Tobit 4-6). On the left, the ruins of the house of the Crescenzi family. Some boats along the bank. Seventh print of a series of a total of 52 prints with landscapes, divided into two parts of 26 prints each: Amenissimae aliquot regiunuculae. Numbered on the top right: 3 and on the bottom right: 7. Republished by Pieter Schenk before 1713. Etching on laid paper, mounted on cardboard; plate mark: 121 x 188 mm, total: 155 x 225 mm; state II/2; some light staining on the external margins and a small stain in the sky, otherwise in good condition. Hollstein 263.

Keywords: Bible|Estates