Description Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 25.5 x 19.8 cm (10.04 x 7.8 inch). Image size: 17 x 11.5 cm. (6.69 x 4.53 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 COURT, ORIENTAL COSTUME, BAROQUE PRINT, ICONOGRAPHIA, 17TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, TURBAN, PALACE SCENE | PCO-C49-35 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: Hollstein 301-446 (series); plate 74; first edition 1670. 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.
