[Figure Wrestling Lion]

Method Etching with engraving
Artist Michael Burghers
Published [1702]
Dimensions Image 154 x 115 mm, Plate 157 x 123 mm, Sheet 168 x 133 mm
Notes Decorative piece with central tondo featuring a male figure in drapery wrestling a lion beneath a tree; surrounded by ornate foliage and fantastical figures.

Michael Burghers (1653 - 1727) was an engraver, born Amsterdam, he emigrated to England soon after 1672. He worked in Oxford, initially as Loggan's assistant from 1673, and latter appointed University engraver after Loggan's death in 1692. He engraved the University almanacks.
Framing unmounted
Price £25.00
Stock ID 25246

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