England
17th–18th century
Copper engraving on laid paper, gold-leaf frame
Frame: 12 × 17½ in (30.5 × 44.5 cm)
This copper engraving depicts the Sermon on the Mount with Christ seated among his disciples on a hillside, figures arranged in groupings across the foreground and middle ground, with two putti at the top holding a decorative cartouche bearing the title inscription The Sermon on y Mountaine. The verso carries a printed text page headed Jesus Christ Calls St. Matthew and Heals the Sick of the Palsey (Matthew IX), confirming the plate's origin as an illustration in a devotional or scriptural publication. The plate is numbered 22 in the lower left, placing it within a larger sequence.
The cartouche, putti, and landscape treatment reflect the continental influence — particularly Flemish and Dutch — that shaped English devotional illustration from the mid-seventeenth century onward. Engraved book illustrations of this quality represent a significant investment in copper plate and skilled labor, reserved for publications intended to carry weight and permanence. The fine crosshatching and figure handling are consistent with professional engraving practice of the period.
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England
17th–18th century
Copper engraving on laid paper, gold-leaf frame
Frame: 12 × 17½ in (30.5 × 44.5 cm)
This copper engraving depicts the Sermon on the Mount with Christ seated among his disciples on a hillside, figures arranged in groupings across the foreground and middle ground, with two putti at the top holding a decorative cartouche bearing the title inscription The Sermon on y Mountaine. The verso carries a printed text page headed Jesus Christ Calls St. Matthew and Heals the Sick of the Palsey (Matthew IX), confirming the plate's origin as an illustration in a devotional or scriptural publication. The plate is numbered 22 in the lower left, placing it within a larger sequence.
The cartouche, putti, and landscape treatment reflect the continental influence — particularly Flemish and Dutch — that shaped English devotional illustration from the mid-seventeenth century onward. Engraved book illustrations of this quality represent a significant investment in copper plate and skilled labor, reserved for publications intended to carry weight and permanence. The fine crosshatching and figure handling are consistent with professional engraving practice of the period.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
