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Title Page Design for the Comedies of Terence
Jan de Bisschop, 1662
A design for an engraved title page sometimes found a second life in a reprint of the book, or even an entirely different publication. The former happened with a 1662 edition of Terence, for which Jan de Bisschop made an improved version of the titlepage from a 1644 edition. Depicted are Truth with her flaming sword, Hypocrisy, and Wisdom.
- Artwork typedrawing, design
- Object numberRP-T-1897-A-3341
- Dimensionsheight 147 mm x width 94 mm
- Physical characteristicspen and brush and brown ink, over red chalk