Antique Print-SPANGEN-ROTTERDAM-RUIN-Rademaker-1732

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Antique print, titled: 'Spangen in Ruwine. (A view of the ruine of the castle Spangen). Etching/engraving on hand laid paper. Description: "Kabinet van Nederlandsche en Kleefsche oudheden" by Isaac Le Long, 1732. There is a short description in Dutch, French and English language below the image. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Abraham Rademaker' after own design. Abraham Rademaker (1667-1735), Dutch draughtsman, printmaker and dealer. This self-educated artist lived for some years in Amsterdam, where he married in 1706. He specialized in landscapes depicting Dutch cities and historic monuments. Fantastic scenes and a few portrait studies also belong to his oeuvre. Rademaker's reputation is associated most frequently with his publications of topographical views of the northern Netherlands, the Rhine and Cleves. For his first, and most famous, comprehensive and historically informative publication, Rademaker etched many of his 300 images after well-known 17th-century drawings and prints and on his own drawings. Condition: Excellent, given age. A small (burn)hole below the image. Wormholes in the lower left corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: LJC-C3-19 The overall size is ca. 6.1 x 7.7 inch. The image size is ca. 4.7 x 3.5 inch. The overall size is ca. 15.5 x 19.5 cm. The image size is ca. 12 x 9 cm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antique Print-SPANGEN-ROTTERDAM-RUIN-Rademaker-1732
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  • Maps and Topographical - Netherlands and Belgium