Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 36.5 x 28.7 cm (14.37 x 11.3 inch). Image size: 36.5 x 28.7 cm. (14.37 x 11.3 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Trimmed to image and attached to a carrier. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
AMSTERDAM, MUNICIPAL THEATRE, KEIZERSGRACHT, FIRE 1772, ALLEGORY, FATHER TIME, VONDEL QUOTATION, 18TH-CENTURY PRINT, THEATRE HISTORY, ETCHING ENGRAVING | PCO-E30-43
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Title print for the series’De brand in de Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1772′, published by Theodorus and Jacobus Adrianus Crajenschot, Amsterdam, 1772.
Reference: Atlas van Stolk 4204 (title print); FMH 4252a (title print); Wurzbach I; Rijksmuseum RP-P-1998-624.
Biography engraver: Cornelis Bogerts (active mid-18th century) was an Amsterdam printmaker and engraver. He produced topographical and historical prints, often after designs by contemporary artists, and contributed to several print series depicting current events.
Biography artist: J. Wz. Crajenschot (18th century) was an Amsterdam draughtsman and designer, associated with a family of publishers and booksellers. He provided designs for historical and topical prints, including the series on the fire of the Amsterdam Theatre in 1772.
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