Pair of 1614 Engravings of Apocalyptic Visions
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Rare 1614 Woodcut Engravings from FIGURES HISTORIQUES DU VIEUX TESTAMENT [HISTORICAL FIGURES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT] attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger (French, Sens ca. 1522-1594 Paris) | Published: Paris: by Jean Le Clerc. Date: 1614 | Approx. Dimensions: Overall: 14 x 10 3/16 (35.5 x 25.9) | 2 pages / 2 sided leaf from FIGURES HISTORIQUES DU VIEUX TESTAMENT:1) VISION OF THE 24 ANCIENTS. Book of Revelations [Apocalypse] Chapter 4, P. 269: Vision des 24. Anciens & de 4. animaux autour du Throne. [Vision of the 24 Ancients & 4 Animals around the Throne.]. Caption under engraving: Comme Sainct Jean vid, le ciel estant ouuert, 24 anciens et 4 animaux louans et donnans gloire a celuy qui estoit asis au throne [In Saint John's Vision, the sky is open, 24 elders and 4 animals praising and giving glory to the one who was seated in the throne.]; and2) VISION OF THE 4 HORSE. Book of Revelations [Apocalypse] Chapter 6, P. 270: Vision de 4 chevaux & de ceux qui estoient montez dessus [Vision of 4 horses & those who went up on it].LiteratureCatalogue Raisonné: Destailleur - Livres rares, 7.29; Destailleur - Livres et Estampes, 1140; Firmin-Didot - Etude sur Jean Cousin, p. 143; Firmin-Didot - Sale, 1882; No. 459; Brun, p. 205; R-D, IX.11.III; and Harvard, 101. See https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/346028.
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14 x 10.4 in
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Pair of 1614 Engravings of Apocalyptic Visions
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