Description This print shows a view on the title-page, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins). Made by Willem van Nieulandt after own design. Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 15.4 x 10.2 cm (6.06 x 4.02 inch). Image size: 15.2 x 10 cm. (5.98 x 3.94 inch). Condition: good, given age. Small margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. TITLEPAGE-ROMAN-RUINS-CLASSIC | RBOS-A10-31 BACKGROUND INFORMATION This attractive print was published in ‘Variae antiquitates Romanae’, published by C.I. Visscher in 1628. Reference: Art Institute Chicago 2023.1227.1. Provenance: Former dealer annotation on rear: ‘Chez Naudet Mc’ aux Louvre 1818.’. Biography engraver: Claes J. Visscher, II, Claes Jansz. Visscher, the younger, Nicolas (Claes) Jansz. Visscher, II (1586-1652). Biography artist: Willem / Guilliam van Nieulandt II (1584-1635) was a Flemish artist, poet, and engraver active in Antwerp and Amsterdam. He is known for classical and Italianate landscapes after Bril and others.
