Allegorical and sacred subjects, and hermits. Drawings attributed to Aspruck, ca. 1740.

Saint Augustine of Hippo. Line engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos.

Saint Ambrose. Line engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos.

A woman making gestures of speech, having a snake around her wrist and a parrot on her head, is standing in a market place with a court scene to her left and a verdict being read out to her right; representing Dialectic. Engraving after M. de Vos.

A mathematician draws a semi-circle while Minerva watches over him. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1591, after M. de Vos.

Aurora and Apeliotes. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

Martyrdom of Saint James the Great. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

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