Antique Print-UTRECHT-STATENKAMER-SINT JANS CEMETRY-Spilman-De Beijer-1746

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. 9.5 x 15.1 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.1 x 7.9 inch. The image size is ca. 3.7 x 5.9 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘De Staaten Kamer te Utrecht, van S. Jans Kerkhof te zien – S. Jans Kerkhof op de Hoofdwagt en de Kerk ziende’ – Sheet with a view of the Statenkamer in Utrecht and another view of the Sint Jans cemetry 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: Very good, given age. A stain in the lower right corner, partly affecting the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-UTRECHT-STATENKAMER-SINT JANS CEMETRY-SPILMAN-DE BEIJER

(PCO) C293-42