Name: Antique Master Print-SHEPHERDS-SPINNING-ROADSCENE-Visscher-Berchem-c.1660
SKU: PICTURA-11736
Availability: InStock

Antique Master Print-SHEPHERDS-SPINNING-ROADSCENE-Visscher-Berchem-c.1660

€345.00

‘CBERGHEM PINXIT / J. VI?CHER FECIT. ? FREDERICK DE WIDT EXCUDIT’

– A couple of reclining shepherds rest on a rocky roadside; the woman spins wool while a youth tends a saddled horse. Sheep and goats lie nearby. Another rider appears in the distance along the path. Mountainous terrain in the background.

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SKU: PICTURA-11736 Category: #WAARDE! Tag: Landscape

Description

Medium: Engraving and etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 46.5 x 37.4 cm (18.31 x 14.72 inch). Image size: 44 x 34.5 cm. (17.32 x 13.58 inch).

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

SHEPHERDS, SPINNER, HORSE, FLOCK, DUTCH LANDSCAPE, PASTORAL, NICOLAES BERCHEM, JOHANNES VISSCHER, FREDERICK DE WIT | PCO-B9-15

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Frederick de Wit.

Reference: Hollstein 45; British Museum 1840,0314.168.

Biography engraver: Johannes de Visscher (1633 – after 1692) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman known for his landscape and topographical engravings. He was active in Amsterdam and part of a family of artists, including his brother Cornelis. His work reflects the Dutch Italianate landscape tradition.

Biography artist: Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (1620-1683), Dutch painter and draughtsman of Italianate landscapes. His work inspired generations of engravers, including the Visschers.