John Calvin (Iohannes Calvinus.)

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• MEDIUM: Engraving

  DATE: c. 1690

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 6 3/4 x 5 1/4" (17 x 13.2 cm )

• DESCRIPTION: Circa 1690 engraving of John Calvin (Iohannes Calvinus), the French-born theologian and central figure of the Protestant Reformation, shown in a half-length portrait based on an earlier 16th-century likeness. Printed on laid paper, the work retains a period feel with a manuscript annotation in 17th-century Dutch written neatly below the image, likely devotional or biographical in nature.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 6 x 7.5 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition, backed by a previous collector on heavier paper.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Clergy