Rare-Antique Print-INTERIOR VIEW-OUDE KERK-AMSTERDAM-Lutz-Jelgerhuis-1825

Interior view of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam.

Made by A. Lutz after Johannes Jelgerhuis.

Medium: Aquatint etching with original hand colouring. on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 21.4 x 29 cm (8.43 x 11.42 inch). Image size: 14 x 20.8 cm. (5.51 x 8.19 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some ghosting from previous framing. 2 light stains in top corners, not effecting the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

INTERIOR VIEW-OUDE KERK-AMSTERDAM-OLD CHURCH | PCO-E16-05

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Vues choisies d’Amsterdam et ses environs (…), published in Amsterdam by Frans Buffa & fils in 1825. A very rare series of splendid aquatint views, mainly of Amsterdam. The series of 45 plates, one of the finest print series on Amsterdam, was originally published in nine instalments of 5 plates.

Biography engraver: J.A. Lutz / Loutz / Luts was an aquatint etcher active in Amsterdam from c. 1808-22.

Biography artist: Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770-1836), was a painter and actor from Leeuwarden in the Northern Netherlands, known for his interior and architectural studies.