Print Description
(The village of Nieuwland.) Attractive view onto the town of Nieuwland, The Netherlands.
Made by Philippus van der Schley after J. de Beyer.
Medium: Engraving / Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: D&C Blauw.
Sheet size: 23.7 x 18.8 cm (9.33 x 7.4 inch). Image size: 19.1 x 13.3 cm. (7.52 x 5.24 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, soilng and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
NIEUWLAND-NIEULAND | PCO-E14-36
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Probably published by P. Fouquet in Amsterdam. Probably published as part of a small collection of prints, bound in a wrapper held together by a cord. Numbered #2.
Biography engraver: Philippus van der Schley (1724-1817) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver from Amsterdam. He was a pupil of his brother Jakob van der Schley. He became a design master and dealer of paintings.
Biography artist: 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.
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