Antique Master Print-LANDSCAPE-CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE-MARNE-FRANCE-Merian-c.1620

A rare view of Ch?lons-en-Champagne, in the Marne department.

Made by Matthaus Merian the Elder after own design.

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17 x 13 cm (6.69 x 5.12 inch). Image size: 15 x 11 cm. (5.91 x 4.33 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Losely attached to a carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LANDSCAPE-TOPOGRAPHICAL-CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE-MARNE-FRANCE | PCO-C21-44

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Matthaus Merian der altere (or “Matthew”, “the Elder”, or “Sr.”; 1593-1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family.