Antique Master Print-FLEMISH-DELIGHT-PIPE-DRINKING-Chenu-Teniers-c.1795

“Flemish Delight.” A man sits holding a large glass of wine or beer, behind a man lights his pipe.

Made by Pierre Chenu after David Teniers after David Teniers, the younger.

Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 11.2 x 13.8 cm (4.41 x 5.43 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Pinholes in corners. Thin Paper spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FLEMISH-DELIGHT-PIPE-DRINKING | PCO-C43-21

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Printed for Bowles & Carver, a partnership of two individuals who played a significant role in the world of publishing and printing during their time. Henry Carington Bowles II was the son of Carington Bowles I and was born around 1763. Interestingly, in 1818, Bowles built Myddelton House in Enfield. Samuel Carver was the other half of the partnership. The partnership of Bowles & Carver continued the Bowles business at No. 69, St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, where they ran a Map and Print Warehouse, from 1793 to 1832. Together, they met the increasing demand for reproductive images of London and other European cities.

Biography artist: Pierre Chenu (1718-1795), born in Paris on April 8, 1718, and died in the same city on the same city on the 18th Flor?al Year III (May 7, 1795), was a French engraver and print dealer. David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (1610-1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator.