Print Description
Engraving showing a view of the city of Franeker with two mules in the foreground, part of the ‘Thesauri Philo-Politici’ / ‘Thesaurus Philopoliticus’ series.
Made by Eberhart Kieser after Meisner.
Medium: Engraving / Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 18.7 x 15.4 cm (7.36 x 6.06 inch). Image size: 14.6 x 10 cm. (5.75 x 3.94 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. A tear on the top left side of the print, backed. Light soiling and foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FRANEKER, ENGRAVING, CITY VIEW, FRIESLAND, 17TH CENTURY, DANIEL MEISNER, EBERHART KIESER | PCO-E14-28
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in ‘Thesauri Philo-Politici’ / ‘Thesaurus Philopoliticus’ / ‘Politisches Schatzkastleins’. This work was originally created in the period 1623-1632 and consisted of 16 parts, first published separately and then together in 2 books of 8 parts ea. Altogether it had 830 prints. The authors of this work are Daniel Meisner (1585-1625) and Eberhart Kieser (1583-1631). Meisner was a Bohemian / German poet. Kieser a German publisher and engraver. Kieser probably engraved some of the plates himself , but he also used other well known engravers: Sebastian Furck, Georg Keller, Johann Eckard Loffler and Matthias Merian the elder.
Biography engraver: Daniel Meisner (1585-1625) was a Bohemian / German poet.
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