‘DE IJSEL POORT TOT YSSELSTEIN’ / ‘CLXXXIII. 173”

– Small architectural city view showing the IJsselpoort (city gate) of IJsselstein with bridge over the river IJssel, figures walking in the foreground and buildings behind the gate.

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Description

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 15.4 x 19.8 cm (6.06 x 7.8 inch). Image size: 10.5 x 7 cm. (4.13 x 2.76 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Slight age toning and minor stains in margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

IJSSELSTEIN, IJSSELPOORT, CITY GATE, NETHERLANDS, ARCHITECTURAL VIEW, DUTCH TOPOGRAPHY, ABRAHAM RADEMAKER, KABINET VAN NEDERLANDSCHE EN KLEEFSCHE OUDHEDEN | PCO-C345-38

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Kabinet van Nederlandsche en Kleefsche Oudheden, published in Amsterdam, 1732-1735.

Biography engraver: Abraham Rademaker (1676-1735) was a Dutch painter, draftsman and engraver known for his topographical views of towns, castles, churches and historical buildings in the Netherlands and Germany. His detailed and relatively small copper engravings were widely published in series depicting Dutch antiquities and landscapes.