Antique Print-THEODORA-DIDYMUS-EXCHANGE CLOTHES-BROTHEL-Pl. 37-Luyken-1740

Subject: Plate 37: 'Theodora trekt de soldaats kleederen van Didymus, en hy de haare aan, waardoor haar eere gered wordt' (Theodora dressing in Didymus' soldier's costume, and he in her clothes, to save her honour).

Condition: Very good, given age. Lower left corner a little stained, bottom margin cropped quite tight. Original middle fold. Some general age-related toning and thumbing, please study scan carefully.

Medium: Original etching/engraving on a verge type paper

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 16 x 14 cm. The image size is ca. 15 x 12.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 6.3 x 5.5 inch. The image size is ca. 5.9 x 4.9 inch.

Part Number: 32836

Location: (PCO) C218-14

Description: This original engraving originates from 'Tafereelen der eerste Christenen, bestaande in 92 konstprenten' (Scenes of the first Christians, in 92 prints). This book was published in 1740 in Amsterdam by Gerrity de Groot and Jacobus Rijkhof. The prints by Luyken are accompanied by texts by P. Langendyk and C. Bruyn.

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Jan Luyken after his own designs