6672A

Saint Francis Xavier

Artist: Schelte Adamsz. à Bolswert (1586-1659)
Title: Saint Francis Xavier
Date: 1623-1633
Medium: Engraving [Schneevoogt 100.51; Wijngaert 69]. After the oil painting by Rubens sold in 1777 (present whereabouts unknown); formerly the altarpiece for the Church of the Jesuits in Brussels.
Photo Source: British Museum Website
Note: The artist produced several versions of this engraving with different texts under the image. There are also copies by M. Borrekens, Adriaen Lommelin, and Theodore Matham.
Item: 6672A