Author: François van Bleyswijck (1671-1746)
Title: [Antique title page, ca. 1700] LYK- EN GRAFDICHTEN, published ca. 1700, 1 p.
Description: Frontispiece of a chapter in a collection of poems by Jacob Zeeus (1686-1718), illustrated by Leiden artist François van Bleyswijck. Plates from the set were employed in other editions, also as single plate.LYK-EN GRAFDICHTEN: Vignette with frame in which a tomb with a reclining figure and a mourning man and woman are included. A skull, an extinguished torch and gabled hourglasses refer to transience.Signed: 'F. Bleiswyck inv. & Fecit.' Etching on paper, with margins; total: ca. 202 x 160 mm; in very good condition.

Keywords: Allegories|Anatomy|Book illustrations|Death|fire|Frontispiece|Iconography|Leiden|Literature & Philosophy|Music|Poetry|Skull|The Netherlands