Rare Antique Print-VREDENBURG CASTLE-UTRECHT-NETHERLANDS-v. Lamsweerde-c.1650

Subject: Antique print, titled: ‘Vredenburgh.’ – Panoramic view of the Vredenburg castle Utrecht, The Netherlands. Extr. Rare.

Condition: Very good, given age. Trimmed near or inside plate mark. Paper a bit thin at top. Nice impression of a very scarse print. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 28.5 x 21 cm. The image size is ca. 27.8 x 18 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11.2 x 8.3 inch. The image size is ca. 10.9 x 7.1 inch.

Part Number: 57065

Location: (PCO) Q1-101 / PCO-Expo-153

Description: Published by Herman Specht, who was an engraver and art dealer in Amsterdam in the first part of the 17th c. State: 1st state (II); a c. 1707 ed. was published by Gerard Kribber with title in banner. Ref: FMH 732; Holstein Dutch 21.

Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Steven van Lamsweerde’ after own design. Steven / Stewen van Lamsweerde, also named Simon Anton van Lamsweerde (ca. 1620 – 1686) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver probably from Utrecht.