Antique Master Print-TAVERN-PUB-DRINKING-ENTERTAINMENT-Chaponnier-Teniers-1760

Original antique master print. Plate : ‘Le Divertissement Rustique’. (Rustic Entertainment). This plate shows a 17th century interior scene, people are amusing themselves in a tavern / pub.

Made by Alexandre Chaponnier after Teniers.

Medium: mezzotint engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 43 x 31.5 cm (16.93 x 12.4 inch). Image size: 42.5 x 31 cm. (16.73 x 12.2 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Damp-stained on the right. Margins cropped close to the platemark. Paper has a few light crinkles near the edges. Overall a very nice impression. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

TAVERN-PUB-DRINKING-ENTERTAINMENT | DP-A2-002-41

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This original antique master print was published ca. 1760. Artists and Engravers: This plate engraved by Enzesberger after Teniers.

Biography engraver: Johann Baptist Enzesberger (1733 – 1773), German engraver.