Name: Antique Master Print-THE-DUTCH-CHYMIST-JOHN-BOYDELL-Boydell-Steen-1759-1766
SKU: PCO-4968
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Antique Master Print-THE-DUTCH-CHYMIST-JOHN-BOYDELL-Boydell-Steen-1759-1766

€295.00

‘THE DUTCH CHYMIST, ENGRAV’D FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTURE IN THE COLLECTION OF MR. LEVIEZ.’

– Rustic interior with an alchemist stirring in a ceramic jug on a small stove on the left, while two men are reading a sheet of paper behind him, a woman crying with a child in right background.

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Description

Rustic interior with an alchemist stirring in a ceramic jug on a small stove on the left, while two men are reading a sheet of paper behind him, a woman crying with a child in right background.

Made by John Boydell after Jan Havicksz. Steen.

Medium: Etching and engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 30 x 40.7 cm (11.81 x 16.02 inch). Image size: 30 x 40.7 cm. (11.81 x 16.02 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. Thin paper spots.Slight paper loss in top left corner. Some small tears in left bottom paper edge, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

THE-DUTCH-CHYMIST-JOHN-BOYDELL | PCO-EXPO-UK

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: John Boydell (1719-1804) was an English engraver and publisher, known for popularizing the works of Shakespeare through his prints.

Biography artist: Jan Havicksz. Steen (1626-1679) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his genre scenes and depictions of everyday life.