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Isaac Habrecht

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  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: c. 1608.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 1/4 x 5 1/2"

  • DESCRIPTION: This engraving portrays Isaac Habrecht, the Strasbourg-based clockmaker and engineer best known for his work on the astronomical clock of Strasbourg Cathedral. Dated 1608, the print commemorates both the sitter’s professional achievements and his age, as indicated by the inscriptions: “Anno aetatis Christi 1608” and “Suae 64,” recording the year and his sixty-fourth year of life.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: 1st State impression, trimmed and laid on 18th century paper.

  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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