Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 18.5 x 25 cm (7.28 x 9.84 inch). Image size: 16.5 x 20 cm. (6.5 x 7.87 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BLOEMAERT, BAGPIPE, DUTCH ENGRAVING, GENRE PRINT, 18TH CENTURY, RUSTIC FIGURE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, JAN DE LAT, UTRECHT SCHOOL | PCO-EXPO-483 (DUTCH)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Jan de Lat (active 1734-1750), possibly as part of an emblematic or moralizing print series.
Biography artist: Cornelis Bloemaert (1603-ca.1684) was a Dutch engraver who trained in Utrecht and later worked in Paris and Rome. He was known for detailed reproductive engravings, particularly after his father, Abraham Bloemaert. Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker, considered a founding figure of the Utrecht school. He was a major influence on Dutch Baroque art and produced both religious and genre scenes, many of which were widely disseminated in print.
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