Author: Robbert Muys [?] (1742-1825)
Title: [Antique title page, 1776] ADELAERT OF DE ZEGEPRALENDE DEUGD, published 1776, 1 p.
Description: Frontispiece for the theatrical piece: Adelaert of de zegepralende deug.At center, the vignette represents Apollo and the muses in the background. In the foreground, an altar with allegorical elements.Titled: ADELAERT OF DE ZEGEPRALENDE DEUGD; TONEELSPEL.With the address of the publisher and the date below: Te Rotterdam, by Ary Vis, op den Visschersdyck, 1776. Hand written signature on the verso.Bookillustration -boekillustratie - frontispiece - frontispice Engraving and letterpress on paper; total: 145 x 89 mm; mounted on a thick sheet of paper, a damp stain on the bottom right corner, some smudges, otherwise in good condition.

Keywords: Allegories|Book illustrations|Frontispiece|Iconography|Literature & Philosophy|Theater