Jan Kip (aka Johannes Kip: John Kip) (1652/3–1722)
Double-sided sheet of engravings: “Plate 1: The Creation of ye World, or the six days worke” and “Plate
2: The Creation of Adam”, 1688, after the design by G
Freman (aka G Freeman) (fl.1688–1690), published in London by Richard
Blome (1635–c1705) and printed by Samuel Roycroft (fl.1665–1690) in John
Coughern’s translation of Nicolas Fonatine’s (1625–1709) “The
History of the Old Testament” (1688-1690) (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1931-0826-2-17).
Engravings on laid paper
trimmed unevenly with narrow margins.
Size: (sheet) 33.7 x 21.3 cm;
(plate 1 outer image borderline) 32.5 x 19 cm; (plate 2 outer image borderline)
32.8 x 19.7 cm.
Plate 1
Inscribed on plate: (in sky at
upper centre) “Fiat Lux” (transl. “Let there be light”); (within the image
borderline along lower edge) “G. Freman delin: […] J Kip. Sculp:”; (below the
image borderline) “(1) The Creation of ye World, or the six days worke. [ …] Genesis
1.”
Plate 2
Inscribed on plate: (banderole
the royal coat of arms at centre held by two putti) “To her Sacred […] Majesty
Mary/ by the Grace of God […] Queen of England/ Scotland, France […] and
Ireland […]/ This Plate in all […] humility is humbly/ dedicated by yo […].
Ma.tys / most obedient/ Subject Richard Blome.”; (within
the image borderline along lower edge) “G. Freman delin: […] J Kip. Sculp”; (below
the image borderline) “2) […] The Creation of Adam. [ …] Genesis 1.”
Condition: strong impressions
on both sides of the sheet showing no sign of wear to the printing plates,
trimmed slightly unevenly around the platemarks of both engravings with small
margins around the image borderlines. The sheet is in excellent condition with
no tears, folds, holes, abrasions, significant stains, foxing or signs of
handling.
I am selling this superb double-sided
sheet of two engravings that are the first plates for an illustrated account of
the Old Testament, for AU$284 (currently US$218.92/EUR181.11/GBP157.24 at the
time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to
anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by
some countries.
If you are interested in
purchasing this very rare sheet of engravings from the late 1600s, please
contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
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