Name: Antique Master Print-BIRD-CRANE-BAROQUE GARDEN-van der Meulen-1707
SKU: RB-604
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Antique Master Print-BIRD-CRANE-BAROQUE GARDEN-van der Meulen-1707

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West-Indische vogels, door de Hollanders Juffertjes genaamt. Aves in India occidentali [?..]. – This print shows three Cranes from the West-Indies in an 18th century baroque garden near a building with staircase.

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‘West-Indische vogels, door de Hollanders Juffertjes genaamt. Aves in India occidentali [?..].’

Etching / engraving on hand laid paper. Watermark: 7-pointed foolscap.
Sheet size: 28 x 20 cm. (11 x 7,9 inch). Image size: 19,5 x 16,5 cm. (7,7 x 6,5 inch).

Published by Pieter schenk in Amsterdam. From a series of 16 bird etchings. Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 ? between 12 August and 17 November 1711 in Leipzig) was a German engraver, cartographer and publisher active in Amsterdam and Leipzig.

Made by ‘Sieuwert van der Meulen’ after own design. Sieuwert van der Meulen (1665-1730) Aliases: Sieuwart “van der” Meulen, Siewert “van der” Meulen. Water color painter, Water colorist, copperplate engraver, Etcher. His signature is in the plate.

Condition: Fair, given age. Brown crayon stain shining through from rear, tears in the bottom and top margin extending into plate, corners with creasing. Some paper separation at left plate edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: BIRD-CRANE-BAROQUE GARDEN

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