1722 Copper Engraving Portrait Hans Ungnad Von Weissenwolf European EUM4 ZZ9 a gold bead

a gold bead

This 100+ year old Item is rated Near Mint +

Margalo Gillmore

" from Lorrimer & Co

Period Paper is pleased to offer a collection from 1916 of historic ethnological halftone prints and in-text wood engravings of the cultural artifacts --clothing

1722 Copper Engraving Portrait Hans Ungnad Von Weissenwolf European EUM4 ZZ9 a gold beadThis is an original 1722 black and white copper engraving of "Hans Ungnad von Weissenwolf," an Austrian statesman and supporter of the Reformation. The portrait is surrounded by a wonderful decorative motif featuring a bold geometric design along the borders and two oppositionally placed sphinxes framing an intriguing, stylized face. This piece is accompanied by the original German biographical text printed on a separate sheet and featuring a