Name: Antique Master Print-MEDITERRANEAN-SEASCAPE-AQUATINT-Prestel-Wyck-1782-1785
SKU: PICTURA-08815
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Antique Master Print-MEDITERRANEAN-SEASCAPE-AQUATINT-Prestel-Wyck-1782-1785

€395.00

‘LABEL ON VERSO: “DESSIN DE THOMAS WYCK DE HARLEM / DU CABINET DE MONFIEUR JEAN FREDERIC CUTTING A FRANCFORT FUR LE MEIN. / M. CATH. PRESTEL SC.”‘

– A Mediterranean coastal town with cliffs, buildings atop the rocks, boats in the water, and three seated figures in the foreground.

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Description

Medium: Aquatint, vernis mou and stipple in gray and black on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 19.8 x 14.6 cm (7.8 x 5.75 inch). Image size: 19.8 x 14.6 cm. (7.8 x 5.75 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Trimmed within platemark and attached to a carrier. Captions of original untrimmed print attached to rear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MARIA CATHARINA PRESTEL, THOMAS WYCK, MEDITERRANEAN, AQUATINT, STIPPLE, HARBOR, 18TH CENTURY, GERMAN PRINTMAKER, DUTCH ARTIST | EXPO GERMAN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Schwanghofer 91; National Gallery of Art (US) Accession Number: 1948.11.267.

Biography engraver: Maria Catharina Prestel (1747-1794) was a German painter and engraver. A student of Johann Gotthard von Muller and wife of Johann Gottlieb Prestel, she worked in aquatint and stipple, often reproducing works of Dutch and Italian masters.

Biography artist: Thomas Wyck (c.1616-1677) was a Dutch painter known for Italianate landscapes and port scenes. His work often features atmospheric Mediterranean towns and seaports.