Print Description
This print shows a view on the Samos Island Aegean Sea Greece. We see the castle and ships in the sea.
Made by Lucas Vorsterman the elder after Jan Peeters the elder.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 28 x 14.5 cm (11.02 x 5.71 inch). Image size: 26.2 x 10.5 cm. (10.31 x 4.13 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Creases. Brownish. Fold. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SAMOS ISLANDS-GREECE-AEGEAN SEA-CASTLE-SHIPS | RBOS-A10-18
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This print was published Collection of views related to the Great Turkish War, Mediterranean views and views of biblical places. Antwerpen, Jacob Peeters, c. 1680. .
Biography engraver: Lucas Vorsterman (1595-1675) the elder was a Dutch Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England.
Biography artist: Jan Peeters the elder (1624-1677) was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman. He is known for his seascapes often depicting stormy seas and shipwrecks as well as for his topographical drawings.
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