Description: Made in 1778, published in 1787. State: Third state of 3. Ref: LNP 41. signed in pencil on the back.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Ploos van Amstel/Bernard Schreuder' after 'Jan Saenredam'. 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. Pieter (Jansz.) Saenredam (1597-1665) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He became best known for his town views and church interiors (in which he proved his mastery of line perspective).
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. The pigkillers. A man and woman are butchering a pig in the courtyard.
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. 15.8 x 15.7 cm. The image size is ca. 15.8 x 15.7 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 6.2 x 6.2 inch. The image size is ca. 6.2 x 6.2 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-B3-18
SKU: 49907
Section: LA-PLOOS VAN AMSTEL
