From ThePrintsCollector, Zeeland, Netherlands
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Plate: 'Het Slot te Muiden.' (Muiden Castle.) This Castle is situated in the province of Noord Holland in Muiden. It is assumed that it was built in the 13th century by Floris V. It is still in very good condition. The Dutch writer P.C. Hooft lived in the castle in the 17th century. Original crayon type lithographs, printed on so-called 'chine-collee', a thin layer of Japanese paper pressed on a vellin/vellum type paper. Description: This delicate original old antique view originates from: 'Oud-Nederland in de uit vroegere dagen, overgeblevene Burgen en Kasteelen. Geschetst en afgebeeld, door Mr. C.P.E. Robide van de Aa.', published in Nijmegen by C.A. Vieweg, 1846. (Historic Netherlands and its remaining Castles.)Artists and Engravers: The author of this work is Christianus Petrus Eliza Robide van der Aa (1791-1851), a Dutch lawyer/judge and writer. Most of the Lithographs in this work by several lithographers are after Johannes Francisciscus Christ (1790-1845), a painter from Nijmegen. Condition: Good. General age related toning. Occasional light foxing, mostly in margins. Storage location: C12-27 The overall size is ca. 8.9 x 5.5 inch. The image size is ca. 6.3 x 4.3 inch. The overall size is ca. 22.5 x 14 cm. The image size is ca. 16 x 11 cm. Seller Inventory # 13023
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