, Antique Master Print-MODERN HALL-THEATRE-SET-AMSTERDAM-Brouwer-Van Dreght-1788, Pictura Antique Prints
, Antique Master Print-MODERN HALL-THEATRE-SET-AMSTERDAM-Brouwer-Van Dreght-1788, Pictura Antique Prints

Antique Master Print-MODERN HALL-THEATRE-SET-AMSTERDAM-Brouwer-Van Dreght-1788

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€275.00

‘DE MODERNE ZAAL.
MET DE AFBEELDING VAN HET LAATSTE TOONEEL UIT HET TOONEELSPEL,
DE VADER DES HUISGEZINS.

ALBIJN BEDAAR! GY ZIET SOPHIE IN VEILIGHEID,
EN ?T HATELYK ONTWERP DES COMMANDEURS MISLUKKEN.
HY VIND ZYN NICHT IN HAAR, WIER RAMP HY HAD BEREID;
EN SCHOON DE BAND VAN ?T BLOED ZYN TROTSCHHEID NIET DOET BUKKEN,
GEEN NOOD: UW VADER ZELF STEMT THANS IN UWE MIN,
EN SCHENKT DE VREUGD WEER AAN ?T BEDRUKTE HUISGEZIN.

TE AMSTERDAM, BY J.W. SMIT, MET PRIVILEGIE. 1787.’

– Stage interior of the Amsterdam Schouwburg showing the coulisse set De Moderne Zaal. The scene represents a refined, contemporary interior with rich architectural ornament, balconies with spectators, statues, and a dramatic moment from ‘De Vader des Huisgezins’ (Father of the family) performed on stage. Stage bordered by the audience in the foreground.

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Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: P.

Sheet size: 41.7 x 33.1 cm (16.42 x 13.03 inch). Image size: 41.7 x 33.1 cm. (16.42 x 13.03 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Dampstaining at top left margin. Several small tearsin paper edges, not effecting the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

THEATRE, STAGE DESIGN, AMSTERDAM SCHOUWBURG, DE VADER DES HUISGEZINS, DIDEROT, INTERIOR SCENE, 18TH CENTURY THEATRE | PCO-B9-22

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Series: Stage sets of the new Amsterdam Schouwburg (1787?1794). Published by Jan Willem Smit, Amsterdam, with privilege granted by the city council of Amsterdam.

Reference: N. Sluijter-Seijffert, Oud Holland 90 (1976), fig. 28; Frederik Muller, De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen, vol. II, no. 4288/14.

Biography engraver: Cornelis Brouwer (1733-1803) was an engraver active in the Northern Netherlands in the late 18th century; active in Amsterdam from 1765. Worked for Ploos van Amstel (q.v.) since 1775.

Biography artist: Jan Bulthuis (1750-1801) was a Dutch draughtsman and painter, especially active as a designer of book illustrations and theatre scenery. Johannes van Dreght (1737-1807) was a Dutch decorative painter; known for his work on fireplaces, carriages, yachts, sleds and fans.

Additional information

Dimensions 33 × 41 × 1 cm

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