Bidspirit auction | Matthäus Merian, copperplate engraving: Historical


Matthäus Merian, copperplate engraving: Historical views of places in Alsace, around 1632 - Matthäus Merian, copperplate engraving: Historical views of places in Alsace, around 1632 Copperplate engraving from: Topographia Alsatiae, vol. 3 by Matthäus Merian, framed behind glass in a wooden frame lacquered with gold paint with passe-partout. Three city views: Verden, St. Kreutz and Enszisheim. Dimensions: frame dimensions approx. 26.5 x 37.5 cm, mat approx. 19 x 29.5 cm. With traces of age and use, staining, lower left with tear. Matthäus Merian (1593 Basel - 1650 Langenschwalbach) was a Swiss-German engraver and publisher.