Antique Print-BRABANT-PEASANT-WOMAN-COSTUME-Picart-1728

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

Sheet size: 11 x 17 cm (4.33 x 6.69 inch). Image size: 7 x 11.6 cm. (2.76 x 4.57 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Minor age toning; clear plate mark; wide margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PICART, COSTUME PRINT, BRABANT, DUTCH REGIONAL DRESS, 18TH CENTURY, PEASANT WOMAN, FOLK DRESS, DUCHANGE, AMSTERDAM ENGRAVINGS | PCO-A21-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From Diverses modes dessinees d’apres Nature, Amsterdam, 1728.

Reference: Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-51.851.

Biography engraver: Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French engraver and illustrator who worked in Amsterdam. He is known for his large output of book illustrations and prints exploring global cultures, religion, and fashion.