Name: Antique Print-HET-RAMPOK-FEEST-TIGER-FIGHT-INDIES-Mieling-de Stuers-1865-1876
SKU: PICTURA-06762
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Antique Print-HET-RAMPOK-FEEST-TIGER-FIGHT-INDIES-Mieling-de Stuers-1865-1876

€295.00

‘HET RAMPOK FEEST.’

– A lively depiction of a traditional tiger fight festival in the Dutch East Indies. The scene features a large crowd surrounding a field, with local officials and spectators seated on a raised platform. Traditional architecture, tropical landscapes, and a dramatic moment in the fight are captured in great detail. Based on a drawing by L.H.W.M. de Stuers.

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Description

Medium: Lithograph, colored on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 54.3 x 41.5 cm (21.38 x 16.34 inch). Image size: 44.8 x 31 cm. (17.64 x 12.2 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some overall toning and light foxing, minor edge wear consistent with age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

DUTCH EAST INDIES, TIGER FIGHT, COLONIAL ERA, TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL, 19TH CENTURY, EXOTIC LANDSCAPES, HISTORICAL LITHOGRAPH | MAPS-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

“De Indische Archipel,” The Hague, 1865-1876.

Reference: Mentioned in the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam catalog (object numbers 3728-430 to 3728-479).

Biography engraver: Carl Wilhelm Mieling (1815-1903) was a Dutch lithographer, printmaker and publisher; Koninklijke Nederlandse Steendrukkerij (The Hague).

Biography artist: Louis Henri Wilhelmus Merckes de Stuers (1830-1869) was a Dutch painter and naval officer. He was active in the Dutch East Indies and was recognized for his detailed drawings and paintings of the region. He served in the Royal Netherlands Navy and was a recipient of multiple military and civilian honors.