Description

Etching / engraving on hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 15.8 x 20 cm. The image size is ca. 10.1 x 15.3 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.2 x 7.9 inch. The image size is ca. 4 x 6 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Brug Poort te Graave van binnen – Brug Poort van buiten’ – Sheet with 2 views of the brigde gate from inside and outside in Grave in the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. This print originates from a Dutch book of town and city views called: ‘Het verheerlykt Nederland of Kabinet van hedendaagsche gezigten’, Amsterdam, 1746 edition. The exact dates the plates were engraved vary. Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Hendrik Spilman’ after ‘Jan de Beijer’. Hendrik Spilman (Dutch 1721-1784): engraver and designer of mostly town and city views. Jan de Beijer (1703 – 1780), also given as Jan de Beyer, was a Dutch draughtsman and painter known for this drawings of towns and buildings in the present-day countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. In total, he produced some 1500 drawings, over 600 of which were reproduced as engravings by other artists.

Condition: Very good, given age. A crease in the top margin. Remains of attachment to carrier in the top margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-GRAVE-BRIDGE GATE-SPILMAN-DE BEIJER

(PCO) C293-12