Antique Print-'S GRAVENHAGE-THE HAGUE-31-SOUTH HOLLAND-Bouttats-Peeters-1680

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Antique print, titled: 'Haghe' - Bird's eye view of 's-Gravenhage, The Hague. Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Description: This old antique print originates from from "Thooneel der Steden ende Sterckten van 't Vereenight Nederlandt met d'aengrensende Plaetsen soo in Brabandt Vlaenderen als anden Rhijn en elders verovert door de Waepenen der Groot-moghende Heeren Staeten onder het gheley vande seer Edele Hooghghebore Princen van Oranien", Antwerpen, 1680. This work is quite scarse and rarely offered for sale. The views are attractive with panoramic impressions of the cities set in a romantic rural or maritime scene. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Gasper Bouttats' after 'J. Peeters'. Gaspar Bouttats (1625-1695) was a Flemish engraver from Antwerp, mostly working for book publishers. Ioan / Jan I Peeters (1624-1677) was a Flemish painter of marine scenes. Later he also became an art dealer. He was a student of his brothers Bonaventura and Gilles. His students include his children Jan Frans and Isabelle and Adriaen van Bloemen. Condition: Very good, given age. Margin soiled. A tiny stain in the top margin, and a faint stain in the right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C298-20 The overall size is ca. 10.7 x 7.1 inch. The image size is ca. 9.9 x 6.9 inch. The overall size is ca. 27.2 x 18.1 cm. The image size is ca. 25.2 x 17.6 cm.

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• Title: Antique Print-'S GRAVENHAGE-THE HAGUE-31-SOUTH HOLLAND-Bouttats-Peeters-1680
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