‘VARIOUS PLATES SIGNED ?J. V. VLIET FECIT? AND DATED 1635; LAST PLATE ALSO MARKED ?C. DANCKERTS EXCUD.?’

– Very rare complete series of 18 etchings depicting craftsmen at work, including the sculptor, blacksmith, locksmith, mason, carpenter, basket-maker, broom-maker, tinsmith, tailor, shoemaker, sailmaker, hatter, glazier, cloth-stretcher, turner, baker, cooper, and weaver. Each shown in their working environment with detailed tool and interior depictions.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17.5 x 22 cm (6.89 x 8.66 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 22 cm. (6.89 x 8.66 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Full margins, good impressions, some minor foxing and edge wear consistent with age; varied condition across prints but generally well preserved. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JAN JORIS VAN VLIET, DUTCH TRADES, 17TH-CENTURY ETCHING, OCCUPATIONAL SERIES, REMBRANDT SCHOOL, GOLDEN AGE, LEIDEN PRINTMAKERS, C. DANCKERTS, FULL SERIES, RARE PRINTS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Cornelis Danckerts I, Amsterdam, 1635.

State: i/ii.

Reference: Bartsch 32-49; Hollstein 32-49.

Biography engraver: Jan Joris van Vliet (c.1610-1670) was a Dutch printmaker known for his expressive etchings. He was a pupil or close associate of Rembrandt.