Suecus.
Paul Decker del. Andreas Hoffer sculpsit Cum Priv. Sac. Caes. Maj. / Martin Engelbrecht excudit Aug. Vind [c.1736] Scarce engraving, sheet 360 x 405mm (14 x 16"). Trimmed inside platemark. Few fox marks bottom. Allegory of Sweden; plate from 'Laconicum Europae Speculum' (1736), a series of designs allegorizing European countries, after designs by Paul Decker (1685-1742), whose volumes 'Fürstlicher Baumeister' (1711) and 'Architectura Theoretica-Practica' (1720) were influential expositions of baroque architectural and design principles.
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