Antique Print-ANCIENT HISTORY-POMPEI-MARCUS PEPERNA-Lairesse-Tanje-1737

Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: French Lily. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 34.8 x 48.8 cm. The image size is ca. 31 x 42 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 13.7 x 19.2 inch. The image size is ca. 12.2 x 16.5 inch.

Antique print, untitled. Pompei burning the letters of Marcus Peperna. From: “Tafereelen” with depictions from the paintings in the Binnenhof in The Hague, published in 1737..Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Pieter Tanje’ after ‘Gerard Lairesse’. Pieter Tanje (1706-1761) was an 18th century Dutch engraver from the Northern Netherlands. He specialised in highly finished book illustrations. Gerard de Lairesse (1640-1711) was a talented Dutch Golden Age engraver, painter and art theorist. Born at Liege, 1660 to Berlin, 1665 to Amsterdam. moved to The Hague around 1684.

Condition: Good, given age. Ample margins. Some remains of whitewash colouring. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-ANCIENT HISTORY-POMPEI-MARCUS PEPERNA-LAIRESSE-TANJE

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