Description: From a set with depictions of vanity with poetry by Samuel Ampzing. Ref: Hollstein 121 Excessive drinking.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Jan van de Velde' after an anonymous artist. Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641) came from the southern Netherlands as a fugitive around 1600 to the Netherlands. His father was a writingmaster and Jan trained as an etcher. He produced many highly important series of landscape prints.
Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: 'De kroeg is mijne kerk.' - A man looking down a jug ("kannenkijker"), a pitcher.
Condition: Good, given age. Large margins, some soiling. Small tear in lower margin, consolidated with acid free tape, not affectin image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 18 x 26 cm. The image size is ca. 11.8 x 17 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.1 x 10.2 inch. The image size is ca. 4.6 x 6.7 inch.
Medium: Engraving on Laid paper.
Location: MAN-C4-25
SKU: 73124
Section: TEMPLATE-181
