Reproductie van een titelpagina met grotesken uit de Exercitatio alphabetica van Clement Perret door Cornelis de Hooghe before 1880

This anonymous engraving, dating back to before 1880, is a reproduction of a title page from Clement Perret's "Exercitatio alphabetica." The intricate design features a frame filled with grotesques, whimsical and often grotesque figures, a popular decorative motif in the 16th and 17th centuries. This print demonstrates the artist's skill in rendering detailed and decorative designs, showcasing the use of grotesques in a title page context. The print's dimensions are 207 mm in height and 279 mm in width, revealing its intimate scale and suitability for book illustration.