Antique Print – HURDY GURDY-MAN-MUSICIAN-MARE after BERGHEM –

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Etching/engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 26,7 x 37,1 cm. (10,5 x 14,6 inch). Image size: 17,4 x 23,7 cm. (6,9 x 9,3 inch).

Source unknown, to be determined.

Made by Pieter de Mare after Nicolaes Berghem. Pieter de Mare (1757-1796) was a Dutch engraver, printmaker, etcher and draughtsman from Leiden. Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berghem (also Berchem, 1620-1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a number of allegories and genre pieces.

Condition: Good, given age. Light foxing and light creasing. Printed on thick paper. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: HURDY GURDY-MAN-MUSICIAN

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