Description This print shows a view on the rest before an inn. A peasant wife sitting on a donkey, showing an article to the innkeeper and a man. Donkeys and sheep are around her. Made by Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem after own design. Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid / verge paper. Watermark: coat of arms. Sheet size: 22 x 28 cm (8.66 x 11.02 inch). Image size: 21 x 26.3 cm. (8.27 x 10.35 inch). Condition: good, given age. Remains of paper tape in corners on reverse. Brownish in lower left corner on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ANIMALS-PEASANT-WIFE-INN-REST-SHEEP-DONKEYS | RBOS-A11-01 BACKGROUND INFORMATION This attractive print was published ca. 1650. State: Hollstein 11, 3rd state (of 5) with number 4 in the right corner below image. Biography engraver: Nicolaas Pietersz. Berchem, (Haarlem, 1622 – Amsterdam, 18 februari 1683) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, and etcher. He is best known for his pastoral Mediterranean landscapes.
