A hermit reading in a cave illuminated by a lamp. First edition, from an old Spanish collection of original Baroque engravings.
Amsterdam: Theodor Matham: Circa late 17th-Century. 16.4 x 14.1 cm. Mezzotint on old laid paper. Description:
A hermit reading in a cave illuminated by a lamp; on the ground is a bowl, a rosary and a birch (bundle of twigs); after Bloemaert
Mezzotint Published by Theodor Matham and companion to the mezzotint by Vaillant of 'a hermit praying' (Hollstein 38). Very rare. ..
Bibliographic references:
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (39.I)
Roethlisberger 1993 / Abraham Bloemaert and his sons: Paintings and prints (215). Item #16-4845
Price: $1,100.00
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