A Tarter character with a grotesque face. Line engraving by D. Custos.

  • Custos, Dominicus, -1612.
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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 11.8 x 15.9 cm

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Ain Tarter So(hn) der Fürst vo(n) Sibenbirger mit mer andere gefangen hat. DC.

References note

Jörg Diefenbacher, The new Hollstein German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700. Dominicus Custos. Part I, Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2022 (to be confirmed)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3240i

Notes

One print in a set of not fewer than eight prints of grotesque heads, two of which are signed with the initials of Dominicus Custos. Impressions in the same set are found in the Raccolta delle Stampe "Achille Bertarelli", Milan. Prints in the Raccolta Bertarelli that are absent fom the Wellcome set: F. Von Labriana, F. von Muffiana, F. von Braiolova, and H. von Gruiniolon

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