Description: Made in 1784, published in 1786. State: Only state Ref: LNP 40. signed in pencil on the back.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Ploos van Amstel/Cornelis Brouwer' after 'Jan van der Meer de Jonge'. 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. Jan Van der Meer de Jonge (or Jan Vermeer II, Jan Vermeer van Haarlem II, 1656-1705) was a painter, printmaker and draughtman. Cornelis Dusart was his brother-in-law.
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. Landscape with a castle in a valley and a shepherd leading his flock past a lake. A traveller with donkey in the middle distance.
Condition: Very good, given age. No margins, as published. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 28.5 x 18.4 cm. The image size is ca. 28.5 x 18.4 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11.2 x 7.2 inch. The image size is ca. 11.2 x 7.2 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-B3-17
SKU: 49905
Section: LA-PLOOS VAN AMSTEL
