Artist: Joachim von Sandrart I, (German, 1606–1688), after.
Artist: Matthäus Merian the Elder (Swiss, 1593–1650), after.
Engraver: An illegible signature.
Title: Scylla et Charybdis.
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Annotated in plate: Scylla. et Charybdis; [An illegible signature] l.r.; A. Scylla. B. Des Cavernes, qui font un bruit horible quand le vent est fort. C. Carybdis l.m.; [No.] 26 l.r.
Dimensions: platemark 7 1/4" x 10 1/8". Sheet 16 3/8"x 12 1/8".
Date: c. 1700.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
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: Two small wormholes. Small parches verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.