Description: Made in 1777, published in 1777. State: Second state of 2. Ref: LNP 27 & 28. signed in pencil on the back.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Ploos van Amstel/Cornelis Brouwer' after 'Frans van Mieris'. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1726-1798) was active as merchant in Amsterdam. He was an avid collector of art and invented a method of making prints after drawings from his own collection. Frans van Mieris (1635-1681) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait and genre painter. He was the leading member of his family of painters, also including his two sons and grandson.
Subject: 2 Antique master prints, untitled. 2 dogs: one sleepin, the other sitting.
Condition: Very good, given age. No margins, as published, on the original support. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 9.1 x 7.4 cm. The image size is ca. 9.1 x 7.4 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 3.6 x 2.9 inch. The image size is ca. 3.6 x 2.9 inch.
Medium: Printdrawing on laid paper paper. Watermark: A printdrawing is a work of art made to simulate a drawing, using a combination of graphical techniques including roulette, mezzotint, crayon / stipple engraving, etching and aquatint etching.
Location: LA-B3-12
SKU: 49897
Section: LA-PLOOS VAN AMSTEL
