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Saint Andrew [print]

Accession number
PML 145505, plate 133
Creator
Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.
Published
[Netherlands] : [publisher unknown], 1589 or later.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Plate number 2 of a suite of 14 engravings of the 12 Apostles, Christ and St. Paul. The legend for each is a phrase from the Apostles' Creed in Latin.
Lettered at lower left within image: "HG f."
Numbered and lettered in Latin in lower margin: "XII" and "Et Vitam æternam Amen."
Bound in v. 7 (PML 145505) as plate 133 of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Library's copy has been closely cropped and trimmed to image, with loss of engraved text, numbering, imprint, and platemark.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 123 x 101 mm; platemark: 151 x 104 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows St Andrew, half-length, heavily bearded and resting his hand on a book, a crucifix behind him at left.
Classification
Department