Print Description
The butter market in Amsterdam.
Made by A. Lutz after Cornelis de Kruyf.
Medium: Aquatint etching with original hand colouring. on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 29.5 x 22.8 cm (11.61 x 8.98 inch). Image size: 18.1 x 17 cm. (7.13 x 6.69 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Some ghosting from previous framing. 2 light stains in top corners, not effecting the image. Some offsetting of the image. Light dampstaining. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BUTTER MARKET-VIEW-AMSTERDAM | PCO-E16-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From: ‘Vues choisies d’Amsterdam et ses environs (…), published in Amsterdam by Frans Buffa & fils in 1825. A very rare series of splendid aquatint views, mainly of Amsterdam. The series of 45 plates, one of the finest print series on Amsterdam, was originally published in nine instalments of 5 plates.
Biography engraver: J.A. Lutz / Loutz / Luts was an aquatint etcher active in Amsterdam from c. 1808-22.
Biography artist: Cornelis de Kruyf (‘De Kruyff’) (1774-1828) was a painter / aquarellist, etcher and lithographer from Amsterdam.
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