Description Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 26 x 24 cm (10.24 x 9.45 inch). Image size: 21.8 x 15 cm. (8.58 x 5.91 inch). Condition: very 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, LIVORNO, HARBOUR VIEW, LUSTHAUS, SHIPS, GALLEYS, BAROQUE PORT SCENE, AUGSBURG 1671, ICONOGRAPHIA | 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). 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.
