Antique Master Print-LANDSCAPE-FARM-SWINE-HERD-RUIN-Van de Velde-1616

Landscape with a partly dilapidated farm building and a swine herd. No. 7 from a series. State: Second state of 3

Made by Jan van de Velde after own design.

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 21.4 x 14.7 cm (8.43 x 5.79 inch). Image size: 19.8 x 13.4 cm. (7.8 x 5.28 inch).

Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LANDSCAPE-FARM-SWINE-HERD-RUIN | PCO-E17-26

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Hollstein 238. No. 7 from a series. State: Second state of 3.

Biography engraver: Jan van de Velde (1593-1641) came from the southern Netherlands as a fugitive around 1600 to the Netherlands. His father was a writingmaster and trained Jan as an etcher. He produced many highly important series of landscape prints.