Description Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 19.5 x 17 cm (7.68 x 6.69 inch). Image size: 13 x 10.4 cm. (5.12 x 4.09 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Light staining in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ANIMALIA, BERCHEM, DUTCH ETCHING, TITLE PAGE, CLEMENT DE JONGHE, 17TH-CENTURY PRINTS | PCO-E18-12 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri impressa Studio et Arte Nicolai Berchemi, ca. 1646-1652, impression publ. By F. de Wit. Reference: Hollstein Dutch 29. Provenance: Collectionmark vE in circle = Pim van Eekelen (lugt 5101). Biography engraver: Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (1620-1683), Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for pastoral scenes and idealized Italianate landscapes.
