Antique Print-WATER-VUGHTERSTREET-FLOOD-STREET-DEN BOSCH-Gastl-Walter-1870

Handcoloured wood engraving on wove paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 32.8 x 24 cm. The image size is ca. 24 x 17 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 12.9 x 9.4 inch. The image size is ca. 9.4 x 6.7 inch.

Antique print, titled: ”In de Vughterstraat.” – A view of the Vughtersteet in Den Bsoch while flooded. People navigate the watery streets in carts, while others carry the elderly. Source unknown, to be determined.Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘J. Walter’ after ‘Henri Gastl (?)’. J. Walter (1839-1895) was a Swiss-born wood engraver. From 1890 until his death in 1895 he was the head of the graphic department of printing house Enschede. Henri Gastl (active 1860-1875) was a French (?) illustrator.

Condition: Good, given age. Some stains, mostly in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-WATER-VUGHTERSTREET-FLOOD-STREET-DEN BOSCH-GASTL-WALTER

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