‘”LADIMISTRI NEL ARCIPELAGO”‘

– This print shows a view on the city Edremit, Adramyttium, Turkey. We see the gate of the city, canons and ships in the sea.

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Description

This print shows a view on the city Edremit, Adramyttium, Turkey. We see the gate of the city, canons and ships in the sea.

Made by Lucas Vorsterman the elder after Jan Peeters the elder.

Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 27.5 x 14.6 cm (10.83 x 5.75 inch). Image size: 26.2 x 10.5 cm. (10.31 x 4.13 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Creases. Brownish. Fold. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

EDREMIT-ADRAMYTTIUM-TURKEY-CITY-CANONS-MEDITERRANEAN SEA | RBOS-A10-19

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This print was published Collection of views related to the Great Turkish War, Mediterranean views and views of biblical places. Antwerpen, Jacob Peeters, c. 1680. .

Reference: Van der Krogt IV, p. 565 471:1&2.

Biography engraver: Lucas Vorsterman (1595-1675) the elder was a Dutch Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England.

Biography artist: Jan Peeters the elder (1624-1677) was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman. He is known for his seascapes often depicting stormy seas and shipwrecks as well as for his topographical drawings.