A Floral Bouquet in Ornate Vase with Hoopoe Birds
The seventeenth century saw the emergence of exquisitely ornate and detailed engravings often executed from original oil paintings. This particular copper plate engraving was created by Franz Brunn of whom little is known save that he was a German engraver and gold smith of the time. The source Brunn utilized was a still life painting done by John Toussyn Delin. The engraving was then published in Cologne by Gerhardt Altzenbach in 1630.
The engraving was examined carefully before framing. This is a sharp impression on a bright paper sheet with exceptional detail in the image. There is a tiny wormhole within the image to the left which is virtually invisible when viewed. There are two old paper repairs made on the verso to the upper and lower left corners. There are several small imperfections due to the methods used in manufacturing the paper itself and there is a small amount of surface soiling which is negligible and does not detract from the view. Indeed, for a document nearly four hundred years old it is quite appealing. The paper was trimmed in the past to within 1/8" of the image itself which has led us to select a floating mount for the final display. Summary conventions: Excellent, fine/near-fine, A/A-.
All materials used in framing meet museum conservation standards. The glass deployed is high quality Museum glass which is UV resistant and anti-reflective allowing the image to be viewed from any angle with minimal internal reflections to distract the viewer. The frame is wood and gesso with a hand rolled pattern and was chosen to complement the time period contemporary to the engraving. There is a light burnishing of gold/bronze gilt to the decorative surface of the frame. Hanger for wall display is installed.
Dimensions:
Overall frame size: 17¾" x 22¼"
Image size: 9 ¾" x 14⅛"
We invite questions about this piece and are more than happy to arrange a video meeting or answer queries in writing via email at grahamandcarolyns@gmail.com.
Shipping to be determined.
The seventeenth century saw the emergence of exquisitely ornate and detailed engravings often executed from original oil paintings. This particular copper plate engraving was created by Franz Brunn of whom little is known save that he was a German engraver and gold smith of the time. The source Brunn utilized was a still life painting done by John Toussyn Delin. The engraving was then published in Cologne by Gerhardt Altzenbach in 1630.
The engraving was examined carefully before framing. This is a sharp impression on a bright paper sheet with exceptional detail in the image. There is a tiny wormhole within the image to the left which is virtually invisible when viewed. There are two old paper repairs made on the verso to the upper and lower left corners. There are several small imperfections due to the methods used in manufacturing the paper itself and there is a small amount of surface soiling which is negligible and does not detract from the view. Indeed, for a document nearly four hundred years old it is quite appealing. The paper was trimmed in the past to within 1/8" of the image itself which has led us to select a floating mount for the final display. Summary conventions: Excellent, fine/near-fine, A/A-.
All materials used in framing meet museum conservation standards. The glass deployed is high quality Museum glass which is UV resistant and anti-reflective allowing the image to be viewed from any angle with minimal internal reflections to distract the viewer. The frame is wood and gesso with a hand rolled pattern and was chosen to complement the time period contemporary to the engraving. There is a light burnishing of gold/bronze gilt to the decorative surface of the frame. Hanger for wall display is installed.
Dimensions:
Overall frame size: 17¾" x 22¼"
Image size: 9 ¾" x 14⅛"
We invite questions about this piece and are more than happy to arrange a video meeting or answer queries in writing via email at grahamandcarolyns@gmail.com.
Shipping to be determined.
The seventeenth century saw the emergence of exquisitely ornate and detailed engravings often executed from original oil paintings. This particular copper plate engraving was created by Franz Brunn of whom little is known save that he was a German engraver and gold smith of the time. The source Brunn utilized was a still life painting done by John Toussyn Delin. The engraving was then published in Cologne by Gerhardt Altzenbach in 1630.
The engraving was examined carefully before framing. This is a sharp impression on a bright paper sheet with exceptional detail in the image. There is a tiny wormhole within the image to the left which is virtually invisible when viewed. There are two old paper repairs made on the verso to the upper and lower left corners. There are several small imperfections due to the methods used in manufacturing the paper itself and there is a small amount of surface soiling which is negligible and does not detract from the view. Indeed, for a document nearly four hundred years old it is quite appealing. The paper was trimmed in the past to within 1/8" of the image itself which has led us to select a floating mount for the final display. Summary conventions: Excellent, fine/near-fine, A/A-.
All materials used in framing meet museum conservation standards. The glass deployed is high quality Museum glass which is UV resistant and anti-reflective allowing the image to be viewed from any angle with minimal internal reflections to distract the viewer. The frame is wood and gesso with a hand rolled pattern and was chosen to complement the time period contemporary to the engraving. There is a light burnishing of gold/bronze gilt to the decorative surface of the frame. Hanger for wall display is installed.
Dimensions:
Overall frame size: 17¾" x 22¼"
Image size: 9 ¾" x 14⅛"
We invite questions about this piece and are more than happy to arrange a video meeting or answer queries in writing via email at grahamandcarolyns@gmail.com.
Shipping to be determined.