Description: Made in 1771, published in 1787. State: Second state of 2 Ref: LNP 46. signed in pencil on the back.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Ploos van Amstel/Bernard Schreuder' after 'Jacob Esselens'. 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. Jacob Esselens (1626-1687) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. View of a river with ships.
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. 26.9 x 16.5 cm. The image size is ca. 26.9 x 16.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.6 x 6.5 inch. The image size is ca. 10.6 x 6.5 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-B3-23
SKU: 49913
Section: LA-PLOOS VAN AMSTEL