Antique Master Print-ANIMALS-LANDSCAPE-DONKEYS-TREES-du Jardin-1653

This print shows a view on a landscape with three donkeys in front of trees.

Made by Karel du Jardin after own design.

Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (vergé) paper. Watermark: Pro Patria / Dutch garden.

Sheet size: 21 x 25 cm (8.27 x 9.84 inch). Image size: 16 x 19.5 cm. (6.3 x 7.68 inch).

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

ANIMALS-LANDSCAPE-DONKEYS-TREES | RBOS-A11-15

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was originally published in 1653. This plate from the Ottens ed. c.1720.

Provenance: Owner stamp on reverse JHH in oval of Justus Hiddes Halbertsma (1789-1869) (Lugt 1473).

Biography engraver: Karel du Jardin (Amsterdam 1626-Venice 1678) was a Dutch painter. He is best known for his Italianate landscapes.