from Ambrosius FRANCKEN (Herentals 1544ca - Antwerp 1618) "Cristo da Martha e Maria" Original burin engraving included in the collection entitled "Theatrum Biblicum, hoc est, Historiae sacrae veteris et novi testamenti tabulis aeneis expressae" (seventeenth-century version of the "Thesaurus Novi Testaments ... "by Gerard de Jode), published in Amsterdam by Jansz Claes Visscher between 1639 and 1674. Beautiful copy printed on thin laid paper bearing the" Arms of Amsterdam "watermark (Churchill 1 and following), typical of production Dutch paper of the seventeenth century, with large margins beyond the imprint of the slab, various traces of burnishing and small foxing points at the edges, the trace of a central vertical fold, small tears and a lack in the lower right corner but overall in good state of conservation. Bibliography: Churchill "Watermarks in paper" Amsterdam 1967 No. 1 and following. Hollstein (after Francken) No. 5. Measurements in mm: 205 x 257