Antique Master Print-PERSIAN-KING-LOGGIE-ARCHITECTURE-PL.29-Kuesel-Baur-1671

Description Medium: Engraving on paper (after a drawing); sometimes found with later hand-colouring on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 17 x 18 cm (6.69 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 17 x 18 cm. (6.69 x 7.09 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. MELCHIOR KUSEL, JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, PERSIAN KING, LOGGIA, ARCHITECTURAL FANTASY, BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE, AUGSBURG 1671, ICONOGRAPHIA, PALACE VIEW, FOUNTAINS | PCO-C49-37 BACKGROUND INFORMATION From: Johann Wilhelm Baur, Iconographia (also called “Miniatures de l’Empereur”), engraved and published by Melchior Kusel, Augsburg, c. 1670-1671 (plate 18). Reference: Thieme-Becker, vol. III, p. 89f.; vol. XXII, p. 73; various institutional holdings including Naples (catalogue code 1500389535). Biography engraver: Melchior Kuesel (1626-1684) was a German engraver from Augsburg, known for his work after Johann Wilhelm Baur and illustrations for Bibles and classical subjects. He was the father-in-law of engraver Johann Ulrich Kraus. Biography artist: Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607-1640), also known as Joan Guiliam Bouwer, was a German engraver and miniature painter noted for his watercolors and etchings of architectural fantasy and classical themes. He traveled to Italy and died in Vienna while working for Ferdinand III.