Antique Print-LANDSCAPE-HOLLAND-VILLAGE-HOUSES-CHURCH-ROAD-PEOPLE-Cats-1768

This rare print shows a view on a landscape with houses, church and a road with people.. One of a series of 6 small etchings, each all signed “JCats inv et fec 1768” in the plate. Rare series.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 8.7 x 6.5 cm (3.43 x 2.56 inch). Image size: 8.2 x 6 cm. (3.23 x 2.36 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Small margins. Thin paper in corners. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LANDSCAPE-HOLLAND-VILLAGE-HOUSES-CHURCH-ROAD-PEOPLE | RBOS-A11-21

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in 1768.

Reference: Wurzbach.

Biography engraver: Jacob Cats (1741-1799) was a well-known Dutch painter, draftsman and etcher from Altona and Amsterdam, specializing in realistic landscapes and topographical views.