{"product_id":"1721-copper-engraving-portrait-gabriel-serbellon-general-holy-roman-empire-armor-151423-eum3-108","title":"1721 Copper Engraving Portrait Gabriel Serbellon General Holy Roman Empire EUM3","description":"This is an original 1721 black and white copper engraving of \"Gabriel Serbellon.\"  This is a portrait of Gabriel Serbellon, Imperial General for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and General of Artillery for King Philip II, King of Spain, during the Dutch Revolt.  The portrait is framed by a wonderful decorative motif featuring filigreed designs and a stylized skull with wings at the bottom of the print.\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 290+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light foxing and aging. No creases. No natural defects.No surface rub.No tears. No water damage. Please note: There is a plate impression bordering the image in this print.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Original Copper Engraving; Black \/ White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrade:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Fine +++\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 8.5 x 13.5 inches; 22 x 34 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/b\u003e Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w\/ Full Provenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProtection:\u003c\/b\u003e Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nPeriod Paper is pleased to offer an extremely rare and impressive early eighteenth century collection of biographies and portrait engravings and etchings, produced in Leipzig, Germany in 1721 and 1722.  Included are notable monarchs, rulers, religious figures, and members of notable Houses throughout Europe, including several genealogical charts of dynastic lines, spanning the sixteenth to early eighteenth centuries.  The collection is comprised of exquisitely engraved and etched copper portrait plates framed by varying decorative motifs, all engraved by Johann Friedrich Rosbach. Many of the portraits include separate biographical pieces ranging in length from a single paragraph to several pages for more notable European monarchs and emperors. If present, the accompanying text is in German and is composed of beautiful woodcut text, with most pages containing elegantly etched drop cap initials, head-and tail-pieces and vignettes.  The superb, folio-sized stock upon which the collection is engraved and etched employed the latest advances in eighteenth century paper making and highlights the era's predilection for strong, lightly sized paper with a fine structure and smooth surface.  The paper's characteristics are thus similar to Japanese Gampi, and the result is well-preserved and crisp images that exceptionally capture Rosbach's fluid and sharp line work.  This collection represents a unique opportunity to collect a valuable part of European history stunningly composed and illustrated.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis piece was illustrated by Rosbach, Johann Friedrich . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeywords specific to this image: Art, Baldric, Neck Ruff, Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Empire, Habsburg Dynasty, Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Monarchy, Thirty Years' War, Protestant, Catholic Counter-Reformation, Catholic Reformation, Catholic Revival, European Nobility, European Royalty, European History, Revolt of the Netherlands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEUM3C21 zz10000\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Period Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38478291921,"sku":"151423_EUM3_108","price":405.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/8371\/products\/EUM3_108.jpg?v=1571712943","url":"https:\/\/www.periodpaper.com\/products\/1721-copper-engraving-portrait-gabriel-serbellon-general-holy-roman-empire-armor-151423-eum3-108","provider":"Period Paper Historic Art LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}