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Message:: [QUOTE="Lithographer, post: 4435862, member: 13308"]I took another trip down to Cincinnati last weekend to take some more artwork to auction. This time I did some antiquing in Dayton. I found this engraving at an antique mall for $15. I believe it comes from a group of prints that Theodor de Bry and his son Johann Theodor worked on together. The set of prints was called Portraits of Illustrious Persons. I think it is possibly 16th century, but may be 17th. The image is Danae the princess from Greek mythology. I did a little translation of the writing, at top it talks about chastity and beauty, at the bottom a bedroom or chamber. The writing seems to follow the mythology. It is in very good condition, I suspect it has been trimmed a bit. I was wondering if this set of prints was ever assembled into a book and if there was a way to date it. I am guessing that the designation on the label on the back is referring to a page number? I based the attribution to Johann Theodor on the style and other examples that I could find.[ATTACH=full]380422[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380423[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380425[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]