Arrius Bischop -Original Woodcut Portrait By Christopher Van Sichem, From Iconica & Historica Descriptio Praecipuorum Hæresiarcharu`m, Qui Ab Ecclesia Catholica & Christiana Ut Sectarij Ac Phanatici Excommu`nicati Rejectique Sunt; In Qua Eorum Dogmata Non Minus, Quam Vitæ Initium & Finis Breuiter Perstringuntur ... Per C.V.S. [I.E. Christoffel Van Sichem.]

Arnheim: Christoffel Van Sichem / Ioan. Iansonium, 1609. Original Woodcut 1st Printing. Single Sheet. Fine. 12.2 x 16.6 Cm. Original Engraving Of Anabaptist Leader Arrius Bischop, 7" X 5 1/2", One Of A Series Of Fine Woodcut Portraits Executed By Van Sichem, Junior, All Rare. A Very Fine Example, Trimmed To Plate Mark, Mounted. Christoffel Van Sichem (1581, Basel - 1658, Amsterdam), Was A Dutch Golden Age Woodcutter And Engraver. According To The Rkd He Made Woodcuts Of Famous People After His Father, Christoffel Van Sichem The Elder. He Was The Brother Of Karel Sichem Who Published Many Of His Prints. Van Sichem Also Made Woodcuts After Portraits By Leading Artists Such As Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Goltzius And Maarten Van Heemskerck, Among Others. He Made These For Various Publications And Then He Bundled And Published Them Himself In "Der Zielen Lust-Hof '. His Work May Be Seen In "Bibels Tresoor, Ofte Der Zielen Lvsthof", By Christoffel Van Sichem, Pieter Jacobsz. Paets, Leuven & Amsterdam, 1646, And "'T Schat Der Zielen, Dat Is: Het Geheele Leven Ons Heeren Iesu Christi: Naer De Vyer Euangelisten", By C. Van Sichem & H. Hugo, P.I. Paets, Amsterdam, 1648. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album.