Name: Antique Master Print-LANDSCAPE-WITH-MILL-RUSTIC-FIGURES-Perelle-18th c.
SKU: PICTURA-10293
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Antique Master Print-LANDSCAPE-WITH-MILL-RUSTIC-FIGURES-Perelle-18th c.

€95.00

‘NONE (PLATE NUMBERED “3” AT LOWER RIGHT)’

– Idyllic countryside with a large, windswept tree in the foreground, two men walking a path, cottages nestled among trees, and a watermill reflected in a still stream.

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Description

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 23.3 x 19 cm (9.17 x 7.48 inch). Image size: 18 x 13.7 cm. (7.09 x 5.39 inch).

Condition: very 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, MILL, RUSTIC, 18TH CENTURY, WATERMILL, TREES, ENGRAVING | PCO-E23-31

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Adam Perelle (1638-1695) was a French draughtsman and engraver, son of the artist Gabriel Perelle. He specialized in architectural and topographical views, often of classical ruins or historical locations, and worked frequently with the publisher Pierre Mariette.