Name: Rare Antique Print-STORMY LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES-Kirkall-van Huysum-1724
SKU: RB-921
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Rare Antique Print-STORMY LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES-Kirkall-van Huysum-1724

€245.00

This print is depicting a Heroic stormy landscape. A tree has been broken, struck by lightning. People, some half naked trying to escape. We see a memorial stone or grave and pillars laying about. A village and bridge can be seen in the background.

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Description

Etching and mezzotint / roulette engraving on handlaid paper. Watermark: oval.
Sheet size: 38,5 x 28,2 cm. (15,2 x 11,1 inch). Image size: 34 x 25 cm. (13,4 x 9,8 inch).

This attractive print was published in 1724

Made by ‘Elisha Kirkall’ after ‘Jan van Huysum’. Elisha Kirkall (c.1682-1742) was a reknown English engraver from Sheffield, active in London, noted for many experiments in printmaking techniques. Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) was a Dutch painter, particularly of flower pieces.

Condition: Good, given age. Partially hand coloured. Overall soiling, particularly in margins. Paper separation at left plate marks, backed by paper. Some creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: STORMY LANDSCAPE-PEOPLE HIDING-PILLARS-MEMORIAL STONE-VILLAGE-LIGHTNING

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