Author: Jan Luyken (1649-1712)
Title: [Antique title page, 1684] The persecution of the protestants in France / Vervolging van protestanten in Frankrijk, published 1684, 1 p.
Description: Frontispiece of the publication by Simon de Vries: 'Franckrycks kerckl?cke en weereldl?cke staet (...) van't jaer Christi 420. tot op't jaer 1684'.  Published in Amsterdam by Jan Claesz ten Hoorn in 1684.It depicts four scenes of the persecution of the protestants in France. Signed with a monogram on the bottom right: IL. With the date and the address of the publisher at the bottom: 'T AMSTERDAM By Jan ten Hoorn gedrukt 1684.' Titled on the arched frame above: 'Franckrycks kerckl?cke en weereldl?cke staet.'[NL] Vier voorstellingen met scènes over de vervolging van protestanten in Frankrijk. Etching on paper mounted on thick paper; total: 145 x 88 mm; some foxing and rubbing otherwise in great condition.

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