Accession number
PML 128248
Creator
Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684-1756.
Published
[Augsburg] : Mart. Engelbr., [ca. 1720-1750]
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2000.
Notes
Publisher's name and serial numbers (6.s) visible below some hand-colored brown borders.
Description
1 peepshow (8 prints) : ill. (hand col. etching) ; 11.5 x 14.5 cm
Summary
This set of the medium-format Engelbrecht perspective theater series comprises eight hand-colored, etched prints: title card, five cut-out scenes and one back view (numbered T No.1-T No.6 on verso), and an additional un-cut procenium with the etched calligraphic title: Aprillis.
When arranged in order and properly spaced, the prints depict, in three dimensions, the amplitude of spring. Trumpeters herald the season while animals cavort on town streets and surrounding fields.
When arranged in order and properly spaced, the prints depict, in three dimensions, the amplitude of spring. Trumpeters herald the season while animals cavort on town streets and surrounding fields.
Binding
Loose, in pale blue laid paper wrapper (as issued?).
Classification
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Department