Antique Master Print-TROMPE-L-OEIL-DRAWING-OWL-BOOKS-Hoogerheyden-Valck-18th c.

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‘”ICH HOU DE UYL VOOR MYN PLASSIER ?” (I HOLD THE OWL FOR PERSONAL PLEASURE ?)’

Trompe l’oeil arrangement showcasing artistic depictions of printed materials, houses, ships, and a central portrait of a boy with an owl, surrounded by intricate book pages after a print published by Gerard Valck. The maker of this item is unclear. However the cartouche at top middle with angels holding a banner and a miniature writing of ‘our father’ is signed by E. Hoogerheyden.

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Description

Made by Engel Hoogerheyden after Gerard Valck.

Medium: Pen and ink drawing with hand coloring on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 49 x 36.5 cm (19.29 x 14.37 inch). Image size: 49 x 36.5 cm. (19.29 x 14.37 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Slight foxing, creasing and soiling. With multiple tears and paper loss, all backed / consolidated. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

TROMPE L’OEIL, GERARD VALCK, OWL DRAWING, BOOKS, LANDSCAPES, SHIPS, 18TH CENTURY ART, HOOGERHEYDEN | PCO-EXPO-292

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The original composition is inspired by a print published by Gerard Valck, a Dutch engraver and publisher active in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Biography engraver: Engel Hoogerheyden (1740-1807) was a Dutch painter.

Biography artist: Gerard Valck (1652-1726) was a Dutch engraver, publisher and cartographer.

Additional information

Dimensions 36 × 49 × 1 cm

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