Antique portraiture engravings from 17th century onwards
Lot 130942: Hendrick Berckman - engraving of Hans Lipperhey c1680
This historical engraving portrait of Hans Lipperhey, a German-Dutch spectacle maker who is traditionally credited with applying for the earliest known patent for a refracting telescope in 1608.
The portrait is framed within an octagonal border, featuring Lipperhey wearing a period-typical ruffled ruff collar and doublet, with an inscription below identifying him as HANS LIPPERHEY, secundus Conspiciliorum inventor (the second inventor of spectacles/optical devices.
Size: 15cm x 18cm
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