Print Description
This print shows a view on a landscape with ruins, two man and a dog. The arches of the ruin in front of a large mountain. The two figures and the dog in the foreground. From a series of four plates showing ruins of a single building.
Made by Karel du Jardin after own design.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (vergé) paper.
Sheet size: 20.2 x 14.7 cm (7.95 x 5.79 inch). Image size: 15.5 x 12 cm. (6.1 x 4.72 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Manuscript measurements in right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LANDSCAPE-RUINS-DOG-MAN-ARCHES-MOUNTAIN | RBOS-A11-15
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was originally published in 1653. This plate from the Ottens ed. c.1720.
Reference: References: Hollstein Dutch 11 (ii/2); Bartsch 11; Dutuit 11.
Biography engraver: Karel du Jardin (Amsterdam 1626-Venice 1678) was a Dutch painter. He is best known for his Italianate landscapes.
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