Beschrijving
Half-length portrait of Christoph von der Strassen, looking to the left, wearing a fur-trimmed coat. Christoph von der Strassen (c. 1510-1560) was a German statesman, lawyer and professor of law.
Engraving on hand laid paper, sheet size 130 x 105 mm., carrier size 364 x 226 mm. Anonymous book illustration, published in: Küster, Georg Gottfried. Martin Friedrich Seidels Bilder-Sammlung in welcher hundert, gröstentheils in der Mark Brandenburg. Berlin: Buchladen bey der Real-Schule, 1751.
In excellent condition, but cropped within platemark and attached to carrier sheet.
