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1679 J.J. Sandrart, folio portrait by R Collin engraving
1679 J.J. Sandrart, folio portrait by R Collin engraving
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Sometimes referred to as the “German Vasari,” Joachim von Sandrart, born in Frankfurt, trained first as a printmaker, notably in Nuremberg, and in Prague with Aegidius Sadeler. After a long and successful career in the foremost artistic circles in England, Italy, and the Netherlands, he returned to Germany and painted for Emperor Ferdinand III, for which he was ennobled in 1673.
Portrait of Joachim Sandrart, half-length, facing front; within an oval, upon a plinth, with coat of arms flanked by two emblems
Fine Folio copper engraving.
Drawn and engraved by R. Collin:
34.5 x 22.5 cm
Published 1679.
Inscription content: Lettered on plinth with mottos and "R. Collin Calcogr. Regis sculp. Bruxellae", and lettered below image with dedication: "Par son tres humble serviteur R. Collin MDCLXXIX".
In very good overall condition.
Reference: British Museum 1873,0510.3587; Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
