Unidentified master from the circle of Nicolaas
de Bruyn (1571–1656)
“The Golden Age”, c1605 (or possibly much
later following the active date of the publisher [c1763]), published in Paris by
Jacques Chéreau (aka le jeune Chéreau) (1688–1776), in reverse to the
composition of Nicolaas de Bruyn’s engraving (1604) (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1907-1121-4)
and in the same direction to the circular composition by Johann Theodor de
Bry (aka Jan Dirk de Bry) (1561–1623) (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_D-7-178)
after the preparatory drawing (1603) by Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651) in
the Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt (inv.no. 2887) (see https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/the-golden-age).
Engraving on laid paper, trimmed around the
platemark (with many small restorations) and backed with a support sheet
Size: (sheet) 48 x 68.9 cm; (image borderline)
44.2 x 68.6 cm.
Lettered in plate within the image borderline:
(lower left) “Blomart inuent. Jac Chereau exc.”; (lower right tablet with four
lines of Latin text) “Auria Saturno … ferebat opes.”
Lettered in plate below the image borderline
in six columns of French text: “Lors que la forte voix …”.
Condition: a strong and well-printed
impression, but in a poor condition with age-toning, a flattened centrefold, numerous restored minor tears, replenished small losses and scattered stains.
The sheet has been laid upon a support of archival (millennium quality) washi
paper.
I am selling this huge masterwork of engraving
showing an Arcadian paradise—what the Greek poet, Hesiod, calls “The Golden Age”—where
thinly clad folk rest, dance, make music, engage in romance and eat grapes,
while children blow bubbles to amuse cats, for AU$688 (currently US$474.58/EUR448.89/GBP387.19
at the time of posting this print) including 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 gigantic
engraving of exceptional rarity and incredible beauty, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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