Antique Print-GRAVE-TOWN HALL-HOUSE OF CITY GUARD-Spilman-De Beijer-1746

Etching / engraving on hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 14.8 x 9.7 cm. The image size is ca. 10.1 x 7.6 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 5.8 x 3.8 inch. The image size is ca. 4 x 3 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Stadhuis en Hoofdwagt te Graave’ – Sheet with a view of the town hall and house of the city guard in the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. This print originates from a Dutch book of town and city views called: ‘Het verheerlykt Nederland of Kabinet van hedendaagsche gezigten’, Amsterdam, 1746 edition. The exact dates the plates were engraved vary. Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Hendrik Spilman’ after ‘Jan de Beijer’. Hendrik Spilman (Dutch 1721-1784): engraver and designer of mostly town and city views. Jan de Beijer (1703 – 1780), also given as Jan de Beyer, was a Dutch draughtsman and painter known for this drawings of towns and buildings in the present-day countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. In total, he produced some 1500 drawings, over 600 of which were reproduced as engravings by other artists.

Condition: Very good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. Top margin cropped to the platemark, extended with contemporary paper and acid-free archival tape. Margins a little stained. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-GRAVE-TOWN HALL-HOUSE OF CITY GUARD-SPILMAN-DE BEIJER

(PCO) C293-16