St John the Baptist preaching.

Engraving, 41,3 x 51,9 cm, laid paper with unidentified watermark, signature and address at bottom right: "Nicolaes de Bruyn inven. CJVisscher Excu.", Latin and Dutch text in lower margin (vertical fold strengthened, sm. tear at bottom centre).

Hinged at upper edges, under passe-partout. Good impression with mostly wide margins.

Claes Jansz. Visscher published large biblical prints on so-called royal-size paper. The plates were reused by his son and grandson Nicolaes Visscher I and II in their royal-size picture Bible, the "Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti", of which an example is in London (British Museum, inv. 1939,0130.1.1). 1st state before later address.
Ref. New Hollstein (Nicolaes de Bruyn) 71, copy.