Prenner, Anton Joseph (1683-1761) after Boeckhorst, Jan (1604 c.-1668)
[Original print, etching] Mercury beholds Herse, ca 1728/Mercurius aanschouwt koningsdochter Herse.
Mercury falling in love with Herse.
From “Theatrum artis pictoriae quo tabulae depictae quae in Caesarea Vindobonensi Pinacoteca servantur leviore caelatura aeri insculptae exhibentus ab Antonio Iosepho de Prenner”, 4 vols., Vienna 1728-1733. Central plate, no frame. Lettered below:’ ALT 44 LAT 67 unc. IOANNI BOCHHOORST PINX. JvPrenner incidit.’ Numbered on top right corner: “85.”
Anton Joseph von Prenner or von Brenner (7 March 1683 – 1761) was an Austrian painter, engraver and publisher. He is mainly known for his publications recording the Imperial art collections kept in the Stallburg gallery.
Jan Boeckhorst (Münster, 1604 – Antwerpen, 21 april 1668) was a painter from the South part of The Netherlands. Student of Jacob Jordaens and Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp. He was part of the Bentveughels in Italy, the group painters from the south part of Holland and Vlaanderen.
SKU: 66813
Etching on paper, pasted on cardboard with handwritten inscription; total: 165 x 225 mm; some dirt on the bottom right corner, some smudges on the corners, where the print is mounted, otherwise in good condition.
€ 90,75 (€ 75,00 ex. btw)