Description
Etching titled “Le moulin des polders d’Anvers,” depicting a windmill near trees along a river, with fishermen on a pier in the foreground.
Made by Henri Van der Poorten after own design.
Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 6.7 x 4.8 cm (2.64 x 1.89 inch). Image size: 6.7 x 4.8 cm. (2.64 x 1.89 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WINDMILL, ANTWERP, RIVER SCENE, FISHERMAN, PASTORAL LANDSCAPE, HENDRIK JOSEF FRANCISCUS VAN DER POORTEN, BELGIAN ETCHING, 19TH CENTURY, RURAL LIFE | PCO-C102-17
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
Reference: Hippert & Linnig 1874-9.
Biography engraver: Hendrik Josef Franciscus Van Der Poorten (1789?1874) was a Belgian engraver and painter known for his landscapes and animal depictions. He practiced etching, aquatint, and lithography and studied under Guillaume Herreyns at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
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