Sadeler's works: Vol VIII.: Mark & George

One of nine albums containing engravings by the Flemish dynasty of printmakers, the Sadeler family, collected by Elizabeth Seymour Percy Northumberland (1716–1776) the first duchess of Northumberland. The engravings depict an array of themes and imagery from the Renaissance, many are reproductive and some are duplicated or triplicated. Seven of the albums may be identified by their bindings, known as ‘Harleian,’ as coming from the library of Robert Harley, first earl of Oxford (1661–1724), and his son. ; These volumes were purchased at auction by Elizabeth Seymour Percy in 1745 and added to he... Mehr ...