1572 and 1610
On the left is a portrait of Henri met de Bles from the series Pictorum aliquot celebrium Germaniae inferioris effigies published in 1572. On the right is the re-engraved copy of the portrait published in Hendrick Hondius’s 1610 Pictorum aliquot celebrium praecipuae Germaniae inferioris effigies.
Engraving
Attributed to Johannes Wierix, 1572.
Engraving, second state
Signed ‘Hh ex.’ by Hendrick Hondius
Copy in reverse direction to Cock 1572 engraved Pictorum
20.6 x 12.3 cm
Artist Tags:
