Description: From a series of 16 birds. State: Only state. Ref: Wurzbach 4.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Sieuwert van der Meulen' after own design. Sieuwert van der Meulen (1663-1730) was an 18th-century painter. He was born in Alkmaar, the son of Catharina Oostfries and Claes van der Meulen and became a member of the Alkmaar Guild of St. Luke in 1700 but also worked in Haarlem. He designed and etched prints, for example a series of 16 etchings titled 'Navigiorum Aedificatio', on the history of a ship. This was published by Peter Schenk the Elder in Amsterdam and shows a pictorial documentary of how ships were built, launched, repaired, provisioned, and used in the early 18th century.
Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: '3. West-Indise vogels, door de Hollanders Juffertjes genaamd.' - Depiction of "Juffertjes", birds that look to be Cranes.
Condition: Excellent, given age. Cropped to the platemark, very good example. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 20.8 x 17.2 cm. The image size is ca. 20.7 x 17.1 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 8.2 x 6.8 inch. The image size is ca. 8.1 x 6.7 inch.
Medium: Etching on hand laid paper.
Location: TPCLA-C2-34
SKU: 49185
Section: LATPC-MASTERPRINTS
