Engraving on fine laid paper printed in a warm-grey (brownish) ink with small margins.
Numbered below the image borderline at right: “3”.
Condition: crisp, well-printed, slightly silvery impression with small margins (varying between 5–10 mms). The lower left corner has an additional tab of paper attached and the sheet has signs of wear (i.e. there is a light surface patina of dust and age toning and there are minor chips, pencil marks at the top left and thin areas in the margin) otherwise the sheet is in good condition for its age (i.e. there are no significant tears, holes, folds, stains or foxing).
I am selling this masterpiece of early engraving for the total cost of AU$286 (currently US$223.58/EUR186.28/GBP165.59 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.
Should anyone be searching for an image that exemplifies extreme/“over-the-top” action, then this engraving would fit the description perfectly.
Johannes Wierix, who made the print, was as wild a man—I described him in a previous post as a “disorderly drunk who had a penchant for upsetting his employer by ‘losing’ himself at the local tavern and by pawning his engraving tools.” Indeed, mindful of his leaning towards disorderly behaviour, this very Baroque composition with its layering of convoluted rhythms seems very appropriate.
- a love of rugged terrain (note the incredibly sharp pointy mountains in the distant left).