Antique Master Print-AMSTERDAM-DAM-SQUARE-CITY HALL-Bakker-Vinkeles-18th c.

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 41.2 x 28.2 cm (16.22 x 11.1 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Original vertical folds as issued. Ghosting from previous framing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

AMSTERDAM, DAM SQUARE, NIEUWE KERK, CITY HALL, REINIER VINKELES, FRANS DE BAKKER, DUTCH 18TH-CENTURY PRINTS, HISTORICAL CITY VIEWS, ETCHING | PCO-E14-19

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

After a drawing by Reinier Vinkeles, part of the collection of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Published in the Atlas Dreesmann collection.

Reference: Amsterdam Archives, Inventaris 10094.

Biography engraver: Frans de Bakker (c. 1720-1767) was a Dutch printmaker, illustrator, and draftsman active in Amsterdam. His work focused on portraits and historical prints. He was active in the mid-18th century.

Biography artist: Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816) was a Dutch painter and engraver from Amsterdam. He studied under Jan Punt and later worked in Paris with Jacques-Philippe Le Bas. He specialized in book illustrations, topographical prints, and portraits.