Beschrijving
Barnabé Brisson, seated at a table, with a quill in one hand and a book in the other. Two additional quills and an ink pot, as well as some paper on the table.
Engraving on hand laid paper, sheet size 295 x 174 mm., carrier size 313 x 192 mm. Engraved by Johann Georg Wolffgang in Berlin, 1730.
Johann Georg Wolf(f)gang (Augsburg 1665-1744 Berlin) was an engraver in Prussian employ.
In good condition, cropped within platemark and attached to a carrier sheet. Some soiling in hte lower margin, a small nick in the far left image edge.
References: 'Die Porträtsammlung der Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel': A 2862.
