Artist: Jan de Bisschop (Dutch, 1628-1671).
Title: Statue of a crouching Aphrodite.
Signed with monogram ''JE. d. et f.'', and numbered 80 in plate
Dimensions: 6 1/2" x 4 7/8". Support 10" x 8".
Edition: Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum.
Date: C. 1670.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: Pasted onto the supporting sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Lower right corner is lost, discoloration. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Series/Book Title: Signorum veterum icones.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1901,1022.2531.81.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.