This is a drawing of an architectural facade. The facade includes two figural sculptures within niches. The left niche shows an angelic figure holding a book and the right niche features an armored figure. At the top, two winged figures herald an inscription below a crowned emblem. The central panel, flanked by columns and ornamentation, bears a Latin script dedicated to a figure named Jacobus. The base of the structure has inscriptions related to publication information dated 1616. The drawing features detailed line work typical of engravings, creating a tapestry of textures and symbolic…
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Title Page. James I, an Opera

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

published 1619

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 32.2 × 20 cm (12 11/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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