Maarten de Vos, after. Lamech and his family. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I. 1586.
Maarten de Vos, after. Lamech and his family. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I. 1586.
Maarten de Vos, after. Lamech and his family. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I. 1586.
Maarten de Vos, after. Lamech and his family. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I. 1586.
Maarten de Vos, after. Lamech and his family. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I. 1586.
Maarten de Vos, after. Lamech and his family. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I. 1586.
Maarten de Vos, after. Lamech and his family. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I. 1586.
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Artist: Maarten de Vos (1532 - 1603) was a Flemish painter, after.
Engraver: Jan Sadeler I (1550 - 1600), a Flemish engraver, draftsman, and publisher.
Title Lamech and his family.
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate:  Ioann: Sadeler auctor et scalpt: M. de vos figura. In the margin two columns, each two lines "Lamech consilio praetans Noe protulit, illi/ Ferret ut auxilium et rebus solamen in arctis. Talia grandaeuus depromsit verba palato,/ Heu malus exagitat populum dirusq Cupido.". Numbered top centre "VIII." Genes 5.
Dimensions: Image 7 5/8" x 10 3/4". Sheet 9 1/2" x 13". Mat  13 3/4" x 16".
Publisher: Jan Sadeler I.
Edition:  Fourteen Old Testament scenes after Maarten de Vos engraved by Jan Sadeler I. Antverp.
Date: 1586.
Materials and Techniques:  Engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: no
Mat and Frame
: Matted
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: Small holes and creases. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Series: The story of the family of Seth.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1959,0221.11.8.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools:  Flemish School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.