Antique Master Print-ESTUARY-LANDSCAPE-RUINS-FIGURES-Perelle-c.1670

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Saltcan.

Sheet size: 24.6 x 9.8 cm (9.69 x 3.86 inch). Image size: 24.6 x 9.8 cm. (9.69 x 3.86 inch).

Condition: fair, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Several visible handling marks. Minor staining and slight wear around edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ADAM P?RELLE, FRENCH ETCHING, CLASSICAL RUINS, RIVER LANDSCAPE, PIERRE MARIETTE, 17TH CENTURY, ARCHITECTURAL RUINS, LANDSCAPE PRINT | PCO-E23-31

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Pierre Mariette the younger, Rue St. Jacques a l’Esperance, Paris.

Reference: RA Collection: 05/4669.

Provenance: Ex collection Laurentius.

Biography engraver: Adam Perelle (1638-1695) was a French draughtsman and engraver, son of the artist Gabriel Perelle. He specialized in architectural and topographical views, often of classical ruins or historical locations, and worked frequently with the publisher Pierre Mariette.