Sara. Sara Abrahae Paret Vetulo Officiosa Marito; Isacum Anus Mater Concipit Atque Parit [Original Engraving By Hans Collaert, Plate 2 Of Celebrated Women Of The Old Testament

Antwerp: Phillip Galle, 1581. Original Engraving . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 16 Cm x 9.2 Cm. Original Engraving, 6 3/8 X 3 5/8". Maarten De Vos Of Antwerp (1532-1602). De Vos Studied In Rome 1551,Then To Venice Where He Was The Pupil And Friend And Collaborator Of Tintoretto. In 1558 He Returned To Antwerp Where He Worked As A Painter. He Executed Some Engravings, And Was A Prolific Source Of Drawings That Were Then Engraved And Published By Others. In The Twenty Pieces Depicting The Celebrated Women Of The Old Testament, His Drawings Were Engraved By Adrien Collaert (C. 1560-1618) And Karel De Mallery (C, 1576-After 1631), Two Of Phillip Galle's Sons-In-Law, And Adrien's Brother Hans / Jan Collaert (1566-1628). Sara (New Holl. De Vos 224 Ii/Ii), Published In Antwerp By Phillip Galle (1537-1612). This Example Is A Fine, Very Eary Printing, All Lines And Shade Lines Very Sharp. Mounted On A Fragment Of An Album Sheet. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album.