Framed View of St. Martin's Cathedral or Domkerk, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1770

Antique print titled 'L'Eglise Metropolitaine de Saint Martin a' Utrecht'. View of St. Martin's Cathedral in Utrecht, also known as 'Domkerk'. Artists and Engravers: Published by...

Antique print titled 'La Maison de Ville d'Utrecht'. Copper engraving of the city hall of Utrecht, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Les délices des Pays-Bas (..)' by Jean...

Antique print titled 'Zuider Kerk'. View of the 'Zuiderkerk' church in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Wegwyzer of Korte beschryvinge van de stadt Amsterdam'....

This rare authentic old antique print / plate originates from: 'Nieuwe atlas, van de voornaamste gebouwen en gezigten der stad Amsterdam, met derzelver beknopte beschryvingen.' (transl.: New Atlas of the most important buildings and views of Amsterdam, including their short descriptions.) or 'Afbeeldingen van de wyd-vermaarde koopstad Amsterdam / Recueil des idifices les plus considerables ... ' (1778 oblong edition), 1783 or 1805 ed., by Pierre Fouquet Jr., published in Amsterdam 1760-1805. Made by 'Paul van Liender' after 'Jan de Beijer'.

Ink and wash on paper Image size: 7 1/2 x 6 inches (19 x 15.25 cm) Mounted This drawing is of a Gothic style church in the Netherlands that is likely to have been built in the 15th ...

Dutch optical print with illumination, Amsterdam 18th century Illumination optics prints etching, hand-coloured by Jan de Beijer (1703-1780). The rep...

Jan Goeree (Middelburg 1670 – Amsterdam 1731) Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (c. 1724) Red chalk for the architecture, pen and black ink, grey wash on paper Composition reversed in preparation for engraving 25 × 17.5 cm Watermark: Hunting horn, Churchill 318 (dated 1724) Unsigned Provenance Private collection, France Context & Attribution Trained in the studio of Gérard de Lairesse, Jan Goeree was among the finest Dutch engravers of the early eighteenth century, celebrated for his architectural views of Amsterdam. This drawing is a preparatory study for an engraving of the same subject now preserved in a major public collection. The final print—slightly larger—closely follows the reversed composition of this sheet. Subject In the center of the Gothic nave, five bearers carry a catafalque toward a freshly dug grave—a tribute to the naval heroes often buried in the Nieuwe Kerk. This funerary motif, familiar from Dutch painting (e.g. Emanuel de Witte, 1657), evokes the vanitas theme and the transience of earthly life. Technical Analysis Goeree’s use of red chalk for the architecture and ink for the figures reveals his working method: the chalk lines could be used to produce a counterproof restoring the correct orientation of the architecture, while the inked figures remained adjustable before the design was transferred to the copper plate. Place within the Oeuvre Drawings of church...

Decorate an office or study with this antique black and white engraving. Hand colored in Italy circa 1775, the large monochromatic etching is...