Rare Antique Print-Engraving-GRAVE PANORAMIC VIEW-Cornelis Liefrinck-1622

‘Aankonst van de Schutterij van Leiden in Grave, 1622.’ Part of a series of 3 related prints: ‘Tocht van de Leidse Schutterij naar Grave, 1622.’, which also includes of the militia on the Mooker Heide and a view of the ships they sailed with. In 1622 the Leiden militia was ordered to move to Grave to protect the city while Stadhouder Maurits moved on to besiege Bergen op Zoom.

Ref: FMH 1472-2b; Collection Rijksmuseum; Collection British Museum.

Very scarse print! Also published as a broadside with bottom text.

Engraved by Cornelis Johanneszn. Liefrinck II / Kornelis Liefring (1581-c.1662) was a landscape painter and engraver from Leiden. He was the son of the painter Hans Liefrinck (active 1567-1599).

Image c. 21 x 34,2 cm on a larger sheet. Image shown is not the actual object, which is similar but framed. Exact images to follow or to be supplied on request.

Framed.

FIE