Antique Master Print-SLEEPING PEASANT-JUG-Ploos van Amstel/Schreuder-Coopse-1775

About this Item

Antique Master Print, untitled. Sleeping peasant holding a jug in a tavern. Three others in the background. Printdrawing on laid paper paper. Watermark: A printdrawing is a work of art made to simulate a drawing, using a combination of graphical techniques including roulette, mezzotint, crayon / stipple engraving, etching and aquatint etching. Description: Made in 1775, published in 1775. State: Fourth state of 4. Ref: LNP 25. signed in pencil on the back.Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Ploos van Amstel/Bernard Schreuder' after 'Pieter Coopse'. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1726-1798) was active as merchant in Amsterdam. He was an avid collector of art and invented a method of making prints after drawings from his own collection. Pieter Coopse (or Pieter Jansz. Coops, 1640-1673) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of seascapes from Hoorn in the Netherlands. Condition: Very good, given age. No margins, as published. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: LA-B3-11 The overall size is ca. 6.1 x 7.6 inch. The image size is ca. 6.1 x 7.6 inch. The overall size is ca. 15.5 x 19.2 cm. The image size is ca. 15.5 x 19.2 cm.

Seller Inventory # 49896

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antique Master Print-SLEEPING PEASANT-JUG-Ploos van Amstel/Schreuder-Coopse-1775
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Laurentius Collection - Master Prints