The Annunciation.

Engraving, 46,1 x 34,2 cm (plate), laid paper, signed in the plate at lower margin "Pet. Paul Rubbens pinxit / S. a. Bolswert sculpsit" (surface dirt on paper, some creases, large brown stain at left edge).

Good impression with wide margins.
Ref. Hollstein III:4.
Joined: 1. Van Thulden, Theodoor. After Peter Paul Rubens - Triumphal gate at St Michael's abbey for the Joyous Entry of Ferdinand in Antwerp. Plate 37 (of 43). Antwerp, 1641. Engraving and etching, 50 x 31,5 cm, laid paper, signed in plate on base "T. a Thul. fe.". Ref. Muller I:1727/37. - Corpus Rubenianum XVI (The decorations for the Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi), no. 52.-- 2. Idem - The statues of Charles V and Ferdinand I for the Joyous Entry of Ferdinand in Antwerp. Plate 20 (of 43). Antwerp, 1641. Engraving and etching, 31 x 38,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (laid down on blue paper, trimmed to borderlines, brown stain at lower edge). Ref. Muller I:1727/20. - Corpus Rubenianum XVI (The decorations for the Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi), no. 28-29.-- 3. Visscher, Claes Jansz. After Abraham Bloemaert - The raising of Lazarus (?). Plate 99 from a series of 130 engravings (plus title) forming a Picture Bible. Amsterdam, Peter Schenk, 1652. Engraving, 40,5 x 50,5 cm (plate), laid paper with watermark, signed at lower right edge "ABloemaert inventor" (vert. brown folding crease at centre, some minor creases, sl. rubbed). Ref. Roetlisberger 31. - New Hollstein (Muller Dynasty), 27. (4 pcs)