Antique Master Print-TWO-RAMS-RECLINING-SHEEP-Berchem-1646-1652

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 14.9 x 10.4 cm (5.87 x 4.09 inch). Image size: 14.9 x 10.4 cm. (5.87 x 4.09 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Clean impression with slight age toning; faint handling wear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BERCHEM, SHEEP, RAMS, PASTORAL, DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, ETCHING, ANIMALIA, 17TH-CENTURY PRINT, LIVESTOCK | PCO-E18-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri impressa Studio et Arte Nicolai Berchemi, ca. 1646-1652. Possiibly a later early 18th.c. impression.

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 33 or 34; Bartsch 33 or 34 (plate 5 of 8 in series).

Provenance: Collectionmark vE in circle = Pim van Eekelen (lugt 5101).

Biography engraver: Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (1620-1683), Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for pastoral scenes and idealized Italianate landscapes.