Friday, December 26, 2014

[Proofs of engraved title vignettes for Esopus in Europa]

Romeyn de Hooghe - [Proofs of engraved title vignettes for Esopus in Europa] (1702)

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This is one for the illustration fans, work to accompany an collection of political satires in the style of Aesop.  The full book is here but it's in Dutch and the reproductions aren't as clear.  De Hooghe did over 4000 etchings, often satirical or news-based.  Wikipedia, with text undoubtedly taken from the Britannica or a similar source, says "as he grew older, he engraved shameful subjects that were a disgrace to the profession" but I haven't been able to locate these.  Our library has four books about him so subject for further research.