Antique Master Print-TITLE PLATE-SHEEP-Berchem-Leopold-c.1690

‘C: Berghem inv: ?’

Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Cross on an oval figure..
Sheet size: 16,2 x 10,6 cm. (6,4 x 4,2 inch). Image size: x cm. (0 x 0 inch).

Source unknown, to be determined. State: rare Provenance: Ex. Coll. Georg Denzel (1873-1959 and Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Denzel. (No collection mark)

Made by ‘Joseph Friedrich Leopold’ after ‘Nicolaes Berchem’. Joseph Friedrich Leopold (1668-1726) was a German printmaker from Augsburg. Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683) was one of the most famous animalpainters of the 17th. Century. His work was highly admired and collected.

Condition: Good, given age. Trimmed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: TITLE PLATE-SHEEP

coll. Rb202102 (Rbos-A5-17)