Jan
Glauber (aka Joannes Glauber;
Johannes Glauber; Polidoro; Polydor) (1646–c.1726)
“Father Time” (aka “Sic Omnia Ruunt”; “Everything Comes
to an End”), c.1686 (1661–1726), plate 28 from a series of thirty plates, “Historical
and Mythological Subjects”, after a drawing in red chalk by Gérard de Lairesse (1640–1711), “Le Temps,
figure allégorique pour bas-relief”, in the collection of the Louvre (see https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020107529
[note that there are arguments regarding attribution]) and a lost painting by
the same artist, published in Amsterdam by Leonard Schenk (aka Leonard Schenck;
Leon Schenk) (fl.1720-1746).
Etching
on laid paper (with watermark).
Size:
(sheet) 42.8 x 30.5cm; (plate) 35.8 x 24.8cm; (image borderline) 34.9 x 23.7cm.
Lettered
and numbered in plate within the image borderline: (lower centre) “Sic Omnia
Ruunt”; (lower right corner) “28”.
Lettered
in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Ger. Laires Pin. et Delin.”;
(centre) “Leon: Schenk exc.”; (right) “Joannes Glauber Sculp.”
State
iv (of iv) with the addition of Leonard Schenk as the publisher and the plate
number, “28”.
Hollstein
German 67–4(4)
See
also the description of this print offered by the British Museum and the Rijksmuseum:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-4159;
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200197089.
Condition:
a strong impression. Beyond a trace of a brown ink notation shining through
from recto in the margin at the upper right and small surface marks within the
platemark, the sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds,
abrasions or significant stains.
I
am selling this large and visually arresting etching showing Father Time with
his wings outstretched, scythe in hand and an hourglass on his head, borne aloft
by a menagerie of wild animals, for AU$324 (approximately US$208.32, EUR 182.42,
or GBP 157.90), including express mail shipping worldwide. Import duties, if any, are the responsibility
of the buyer.
If
you are interested in purchasing this rare etching, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print has been sold
