Antique Master Print-FARM-PEASANTS-HORSE-LANDSCAPE-Genoels-Van der Meulen-1810

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 20.4 x 16.4 cm (8.03 x 6.46 inch). Image size: 14 x 11 cm. (5.51 x 4.33 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Minor age-related wear and slight staining in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ABRAHAM GENOELS, ADAM FRANS VAN DER MEULEN, FARMHOUSE, RURAL LANDSCAPE, PEASANTS, TRAVELLER, PACKHORSE, PASTORAL SCENE, DUTCH LANDSCAPE, REVERSE COPY | EXPO-DUTCH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Spiegel der natuur en school ter teekenkunde, bevattende LXXVI afbeeldingen van landschappen, landsdouwen, watergezichten, enz. enz. Allen zoo veele studiën van Silvestre, Perelle, Quinault, Du Moulin, Della Bella, Zaftleven, Almeloveen, Van Schyndel, Nolpe, Vermeulen, Visscher en Schenk (…)’. Published by Jan Steven van Esveldt Holtrop, Amsterdam, 1810. The publication assembles studies after celebrated seventeenth-century masters intended for artistic training. .

State: Extremely rare ed./restrike from original seventeenth-century copperplate.

Reference: From a series of 6 landscapes (LB 46-51), originally published by C. Allard. Cat. Kunsthist. Bibl. Rijksmus. Amst. I, p. 225; WorldCat 921087103, 921087104, 740254525; Rijksmuseum RP-P-1996-84.

Biography engraver: Braham Genoels II or Abraham Genouil (nickname: Archimedes) (1640-1723) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman, engraver and tapestry designer. He is now mainly known for his landscape paintings, drawings and prints. He had an international career that saw him work in Paris, Rome and Antwerp.

Biography artist: Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632–1690) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman best known for his military campaigns, landscapes and topographical views. He served Louis XIV and documented many of the king’s military victories. His landscape designs were frequently engraved and widely distributed.