Print Description
This print shows the funeral procession of Princess Anna van Hannover, crown princess of Great Britain, buried in Delft, 23 February 1759. We see the noblemen of her royal highness passing the street Vlamingstraat (written in pencil) in Delft, The Netherlands. Many people leaning out of their windows to see the procession. This print is one of a series.
Made by Simon Fokke after P.C. la Fargue.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 47 x 30 cm (18.5 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 40 x 19 cm. (15.75 x 7.48 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Creases in margin. Brown spots in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FUNERAL-PRINCESS ANNA-GREAT BRITAIN-DELFT-NETHERLANDS-NOBLEMEN | RBOS-T35-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in ‘Lyk-staetsie van haere Koninglyke Hoogheid Anna Kroon Princesse van Groot-Brittannien’, 1761.
Reference: Landwehr, Splendid Ceremonies 234; F.M. 4097; Atlas van Stolk 4081; Lipperheide Sd 36.
Biography engraver: Simon Fokke (1712?1784) was a Dutch designer, etcher, and engraver. Born in Amsterdam, he was a pupil of J. C. Philips, and was chiefly employed by booksellers to engrave small portraits and vignettes. .
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