Name: Antique Print-FESTIVITIES-FIREWORKS-TREATY OF UTRECHT-van Buysen-Groot-1713
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Antique Print-FESTIVITIES-FIREWORKS-TREATY OF UTRECHT-van Buysen-Groot-1713

€495.00

‘HOLLANDS VREDE VUURWERK OPGEREGT DOOR DE EDELE GROOT MOGENDE HEEREN STAATEN VAN HOLLAND EN WEST FRIESLAND, AFGESTOOKEN IN DE VYVER TOT ‘S GRAVENHAGE (…)’

– Fireworks in honour of the Treaty of Utrecht, set off on 14 June 1713. A large monument has been erected near the pond in The Hague, decorated with allegorical representations of peace. There is a fence around the monument to which the fireworks are attached. In front of the fence, on a pedestal, stands the Dutch lion breathing fire. A number of men are busy setting off the fireworks. Next to the performance is a legend from 1-20.

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Fireworks in honour of the Treaty of Utrecht, set off on 14 June 1713. A large monument has been erected near the pond in The Hague, decorated with allegorical representations of peace. There is a fence around the monument to which the fireworks are attached. In front of the fence, on a pedestal, stands the Dutch lion breathing fire. A number of men are busy setting off the fireworks. Next to the performance is a legend from 1-20.

Made by Pieter van Buysen jr. after Johannes de Groot (II).

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

Sheet size: 47 x 31.5 cm (18.5 x 12.4 inch). Image size: 46.8 x 29.2 cm. (18.43 x 11.5 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Middle fold, with some paper separion at bottom, backed. Some paper loss in bottom right margin, backed. Small tear in richt paper edge, backed. Small pinhole. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FESTIVITIES-FIREWORKS-BONFIRE-MONUMENT-STATUE-TREATY OF UTRECHT | EXPO-OTHER

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Publisher: Wilhelmus Koning in Amsterdam 1713-1715..

Biography artist: Johannes de Groot II (1688/9-1776) was a Dutch artist known for his work as a painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. He primarily worked in Leiden and was the father of painters Willem de Groot and Pieter de Groot.