Faith, from the Cardinal Virtues

Publisher Assuerus van Londerseel Netherlandish

1648–56

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The female figure Faith is depicted holding a cross to her right side with a tree stump behind, in an oval at center. Surrounding the oval, ornament design with grotesques and a mask at the top center. From a series of four plates.

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Title: Faith, from the Cardinal Virtues
Series/Portfolio: Cardinal Virtues
Artist: Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1571–1656 Rotterdam)
Publisher: Assuerus van Londerseel (1572–1635)
Date: 1648–56
Medium: Engraving, second state of two.
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (10.8 × 8.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.447(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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