JAN DE BISSCHOP (1628-1671)
JAN DE BISSCHOP (1628-1671), 'Polyphemus', etching, circa 1671, monogrammed in plate lower right, plate 15.5 x 12 cm, framed 35.5 x 31 cm. From: Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum. Polyphemus was the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer�s Odyssey. His name means 'abounding in songs and legends'. Together with ONE OTHER ETCHING BY BISSCHOP, untitled (Angel), copper engraving, plate 15.5 x 21 cm, unframed. (2)
Condition: Angel: Tear upper right corner.
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JAN DE BISSCHOP (1628-1671), 'Polyphemus', etching, circa 1671, monogrammed in plate lower right, plate 15.5 x 12 cm, framed 35.5 x 31 cm. From: Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum. Polyphemus was the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer�s Odyssey. His name means 'abounding in songs and legends'. Together with ONE OTHER ETCHING BY BISSCHOP, untitled (Angel), copper engraving, plate 15.5 x 21 cm, unframed. (2)
Condition: Angel: Tear upper right corner.
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