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Antique Print-CIVIC-GUARD-AMSTERDAM-ENGRAVING-Van den Berge-1690-1730

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€125.00

‘VERBEELDINGE DER NIEUWE ORDRE DER BURGERYE VAN AMSTERDAM IN DE WAPENSCHOUWING EN HET TREKKEN NA HAAR WAGTEN. OP AMSTELS BURGERY TREK OP UIT BLANK GEWEER, ZO STREEFT GY MOEDIG HEEN NA EEN ONSTERFELYKE EER: GY DIE GEOEFENT ZYT OM U IN NOOD, TE WEREN, DAT DE GERECHTIGHEID OOIT UW STAD IN LUISTER SOE VERVALLEN ‘T GEWELD VAN BUITEN, ALS VAN BINNEN, AF TE KEEREN. GETROUWE BURGERS ZYN VEEL MEER DAN STARCKE WALLEN.’

– A striking 17th-18th century engraving depicting an Amsterdam civic guard officer in elaborate attire, instructing his troops during a drill or inspection. He wears a plumed hat, a richly adorned coat, and a sash while holding a ceremonial halberd. His resolute posture symbolizes the strength and discipline of the Amsterdam burgher militia. In the background, rows of armed guards are seen assembling, reinforcing the sense of civic order and military readiness. The engraving, executed by Pieter van den Berge (1659-1737), is a remarkable historical representation of Amsterdam’s military and civic organization.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17 x 25.4 cm (6.69 x 10 inch). Image size: 16 x 22 cm. (6.3 x 8.66 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Creased paper. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PIETER VAN DEN BERGE, AMSTERDAM MILITIA, DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, CIVIC GUARD, 17TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, MILITARY DRILL, HISTORICAL PRINT, DUTCH HISTORY | PCO-E21-43

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Likely part of a series of prints illustrating Amsterdam’s civic guard and military organization.

Reference: Wurzbach (58 nos); Leon Delaborde, ‘Histoire de la gravure en maniere noire’, Paris, 1839, pp. 171-173.

Biography engraver: Pieter van den Berge (1659-1737) was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver, and mezzotinter active in Amsterdam. He specialized in historical and geographical subjects, often working after Gerard de Lairesse. He was also a publisher of his own plates.

Additional information

Dimensions 25 × 17 × 1 cm

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