Rare Antique Master Print-FIREWORKS-Dusart-1695

Subject: Antique print, titled: ‘Victoria Publica’, The lighting of fireworks after the conquest of Namur.

Condition: Very good, impression with small margins. Old central fold. From the collections of Thomas Graf (Lugt 1092a) and Dr. Herweg (not in Lugt) General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Mezzotint on hand laid paper, watermark: C. de George

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 18.5 x 25.2 cm. The image size is ca. 17.7 x 24.8 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.3 x 9.9 inch. The image size is ca. 7 x 9.8 inch.

Part Number: 46320

Location: (PCO) Q1-249 / PCO-Expo-152

Description: From a series of prints made to commemorate the victory at Namur in 1695. State: III (3). Ref: Hollstein92.

Artists and Engravers: Made by Cornelis Dusart after own design. Cornelis Dusart (1660-1704 was a pupil of Adriaen van Ostade. He specialised in highly finished genre scenes and was particularly active with the mezzotint technique.