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Rare Antique Print of A Cupid being Eaten by A Crocodile, ca. 1608
£155 ($205, €185)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1608
- Size
- 6.1 × 8.1 in (15.5 × 20.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. GoodWear consistent with age and use.
- Period
- Before 1700
- Section
- Reptiles and amphibians
- Reference
- f_26443892
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print of Cupid and a crocodile.
This print originates from 'Amorum Emblemata', this work includes engravings of Cupids encountering the various trials of Love. The emblematic illustrations include verses in Latin, Dutch and French. The verse of this print would translate to 'Love is the opposite of a crocodile. They say the crocodile has such a nature, that he cries when he is killing and devouring men. But Amor has an opposite nature, for he laughs when he makes lovers perish'.
Artists and Engravers: Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius, (c.1556, 6 May 1629) was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.
Condition: Good, some soiling and wear. Text on verso, please study image carefully.
