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Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus

Sculptura in Aes, The Workshop of an Engraver

c. 1591
engraving on antique laid paper

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This engraving illustrates the process of making an engraving in the late 1500s, from carving the plate to inking and printing.

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