Jacob de Gheyn II (1565 - 1629)

Karel van Mander - Manasseh - Repentant sinners / Description: Manasseh glued to neck, hands and feet near a bridge. Before him lies a crown - a reference to his kingship. In the background, a scene from the life of Manasseh: two men on a bridge cuffed away by a troop of horsemen. Below two-line show a Latin text. This print is part of a series of eight repentant sinners; every picture in this series is a likeness of a sinner and above him some (playing music) angels in clouds with in the background a scene from the life of the particular sinner, / Dimensions: 20,60 x 14,60 cm Good, delicate printed impressions, all on their full little sheet of watermarked paper with full plate border and good margins. Margins with remains of album tipping at corners. Uniform series with no folds, tears or stains. / Literature: New Hollstein Dutch 172-3(4) - New Hollstein Dutch 181-3(4), Very rare complete set edition 1563 Hiëronymous Cock Also called 'Lady seated at a spinet'. Lit.: T. Laurentius, J.W. Niemeijer and G. Ploos van Amstel, 'Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, Kunstverzamelaar en Prentuitgever', Assen, 1980, pp.260-261, no.12. The 'Ectypa' of Ploos van Amstel, since that was the Latin term Ploos van Amstel used to describe his plates on the first title-page. A series of print drawings of Dutch and Flemish artists. They were published by Ploos van Amstel in separate small sets between 1765 and 1787. Ploos van Amstel hired several printmakers to assist him in the production of the plates, but this one is also in the British museum assigned: 'Print made by: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel'. Most of the plates were also available separately. They usually have Ploos van Amstel's coat of arms printed on the verso as proof of authenticity. Engraving