Dutch Golden Age engraving with etching "St. Bavo,"... Lot 65

Dutch Golden Age engraving with etching "St. Bavo," from the series "Saints of North and South Netherlands," by Pieter Claesz Soutman (1593-1601 - 1657), a Dutch painter and printmaker from Haarlem. Engraved in 1650 by Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, 1628/29 - 1658). Saint Bavo is depicted dressed in knight's armor and ermine robe, with falcon and sword. Saint Bavo of Ghent is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint. He was the son of Pepin of Landen and the brother of saints Begga and Gertrude of Nivelles. Note: Cornelis Visscher belonged to a family of Dutch engravers and printers, it began with Jan Claessen (Cornelius' grandfather) and continued with Jansz Claes (1686-1652), Cornelis' father. He engraved with burin and etching, especially by Italian masters of the 17th century, from Rubens, Van Ostade, Van Laer and Berchem. In 1649-1650, he collaborated with P. Soutman and operated in Antwerp. An identical engraving is a part of the Metropolitan Museum collection of the Drawings and Prints Department. Dimensions: Engraving: 12 5/8 x 17 in., (32 x 43 cm.) Image is in very good condition overall. Signs of age throughout. Horizontal hole in the middle right of the image. A small hole in writing at the bottom. Frame in perfect condition.