Name: Antique Print-FAMALE GYPSY BREASTFEEDING-ROMA-Visscher-1638-1670
SKU: PICTURA-04102
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Antique Print-FAMALE GYPSY BREASTFEEDING-ROMA-Visscher-1638-1670

€495.00

‘SPONDEO DIVITIUS PAUPER (…) VERBA DEDISSI.’

– In a hilly landscape, a Roma / gypsy woman breastfeeds her baby. Next to her stands a young child with a cup and a spoon. On her back is a third child who is crying. In the background, three travelers and a dog.

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Description

In a hilly landscape, a Roma / gypsy woman breastfeeds her baby. Next to her stands a young child with a cup and a spoon. On her back is a third child who is crying. In the background, three travelers and a dog.

Made by Cornelis Visscher (II) after own design.

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 36.5 x 46.9 cm (14.37 x 18.46 inch). Image size: 31.7 x 37.6 cm. (12.48 x 14.8 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Small tear in right middle margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FAMALE GYPSY BREASTFEEDING-ROMA | EXPO-DUTCH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 47-5(5).

Biography engraver: Cornelis Visscher (II) (1629-1658) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and draughtsman known for his detailed portraits and genre scenes.