Antique Master Print-BIRDS-JUFFERTJES-CRANE-BUILDINGS-WEST INDIES-Allard-c1700

This print shows a view on three strange birds called Juffertjes (Crane) by the Dutch in West Indies. Buildings on the background.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (vergé) paper. Watermark: yes.

Sheet size: 20 x 16.2 cm (7.87 x 6.38 inch). Image size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm. (7.36 x 6.1 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Plate brownish. Creases and folds in upper left corner. Remains of paper tape in upper corners on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BIRDS-STRANGE-JUFFERTJES-ANIMALS-BUILDINGS-WEST INDIES | RBOS-A11-14

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in the series of 16 plates: “Allerhande vreemde en Hollandse vogels (…) by Pieter van der Aa.

Biography engraver: Abraham Allard (8 January 1676 Amsterdam -26 January 1725 was a Dutch printmaker, painter, publisher, printer, engraver.