Crispijn van de Passe / Maarten de Vos - "Daniel in the lions' den", copperplate engraving by Crispijn van de Passe (1564-1637) n. Maarten de Vos (1532-1603), from the series "Triumphus Martyrum", published by Sadeler, Antwerp 1591, inscribed "S. exc." in the lower left corner, inscribed "M. de vos inu." in the center margin. / "Crisp. v. pass fe": Daniel lies at the bottom of the pit, while the lions do not attack him; at the top of the cave entrance stands King Nebuchadnezzar with his retinue, who had the faithful Daniel thrown into the cave and the entrance closed with a stone. the entrance closed with a stone, ca. 17,5 x 14cm, trimmed to the image, browned, traces of folding (smoothed, partially rubbed / min. lesions), partially min. torn sheet margins, mounted on cardboard, mounted on passep, approx. 30 x 24cm), unframed

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