Antique Print-UTRECHT-SINGEL-CATHARIJNEPOORT-ASTRONOMISCHE TOREN-Spilman-De Beij

Etching / engraving on hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 15.6 x 20 cm. The image size is ca. 10 x 15.6 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.1 x 7.9 inch. The image size is ca. 3.9 x 6.1 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘De stads Singel buiten Utrecht op de Katharijne Poort te zien – De Singel buiten de Tollesteeg Poort, op dan Astronomischen Tooren te zien’ – Sheet with a view of the Singel in Utrecht seen from the Catharijnepoort and Astronomische Toren in the province of Utrecht, 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: Excellent, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-UTRECHT-SINGEL-CATHARIJNEPOORT-ASTRONOMISCHE TOREN-SPILMAN-DE BEIJ

(PCO) C293-43