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Philips Galle
Flemish, 1537–1612
After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
Flemish, active in Italy, 1523–1605
The Invention of Copper Engraving (Sculptura in æs)
c. 1591

Image Caption

Philips Galle, The Invention of Copper Engraving (Sculptura in æs), c. 1591, Engraving. Clark Art Institute, 2022.2
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 7 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (20 × 27.1 cm) Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 3/16 in. (21.6 × 28.4 cm)
Object Number
2022.2
Acquisition
Acquired by the Clark, 2022
Status
Off View

Select Bibliography

Leesberg, Marjolein, compiler. The New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450–1700: Johanness Stradanus, Part III, edited by Huigen Leeflang. Ouderkerk ann den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2008