[Paris, 1584.]
Engraving, set in letterpress. Sheet 200 x 145mm ( 8 x 5¾"), with laid on album paper at sides. Trimmed to plate at sides, loss of letterpress top and bottom.
A half-length portrait of early Christian writer Tertullian (c.155-c.220) of the Roman province of Carthage. From André Thevet's 'Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres', 1584.
[Ref: 64378]  £130.00