Muys, Robbert (4 results)

Robbert Muys (illustrator). 'DE KLOOSTERKAMER. / MELANIE, OF DE RAMPZALIGE KLOOSTERDWANG. 3E BEDR. 9E TOON.'Interior of a convent room where two women support the distressed young woman Melanie. Behind them stand several nuns and a grieving man; two men are positioned to the left. Through an arched opening in the background a chapel interior is visible. The scene represents a dramatic moment from the tragedy Melanie, or the Fatal Conventual Coercion.Made by Robbert Muys after own design.Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 26.1 x 19.6 cm (10.28 x 7.72 inch). Image size: 26.1 x 19.6 cm. (10.28 x 7.72 inch).THEATRE, STAGE SCENE, CONVENT INTERIOR, MONASTERY, TRAGEDY, LA HARPE, 18TH CENTURY PRINT, DUTCH THEATRE | PCO-B9-28BACKGROUND INFORMATIONScene from Jean-François de La Harpe, Melanie, or the Fatal Conventual Coercion, tragedy published in Leiden by G. v. Hoogereen Junior and B. Onnekink, 1770.Reference: Rijksmuseum RP-P-1911-290.Biography engraver: Robbert Muys / Muis (1742-1825) was a Dutch engraver and printmaker active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He produced theatrical and genre scenes, portraits, and reproductive prints, often connected to contemporary stage performances. Condition: good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Frontispiece for the theatrical piece: Adelaert of de zegepralende deug.At center, the vignette represents Apollo and the muses in the background. In the foreground, an altar with allegorical elements.Titled: ADELAERT OF DE ZEGEPRALENDE DEUGD; TONEELSPEL.With the address of the publisher and the date below: Te Rotterdam, by Ary Vis, op den Visschersdyck, 1776. Hand written signature on the verso.Bookillustration -boekillustratie - frontispiece - frontispice Engraving and letterpress on paper; total: 145 x 89 mm; mounted on a thick sheet of paper, a damp stain on the bottom right corner, some smudges, otherwise in good condition.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. Portrait of Gerardus Oorthuys. Born 1742 in Groningen, The Netherlands. Died 23 August 1812 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Etching and Engraving by Robbert Muys (1742-1825), after Nicolaes Muys (1740-1808), 1782. Reasonable condition. Paper with several folds and some creasing. Edges slightly uneven. A few small wormholes, including affecting the image. A small tear on the lower right, affecting the image. Verso: blank. Mounted onto modern paper. Dimensions: 228 x 179 mm. Gerardus Oorthuys was Captain, Dutch naval officer, and Dutch naval commander. Print.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Portrait of Foeke Sjoerds. Born 2 June 1713 in Ee, The Netherlands. Died 18 December 1770 in Ooster-Nijkerk, The Netherlands. Etching and Engraving by Robbert Muys (1742-1825), after Rienk Jelgerhuis (1729-1806), 1768. Good condition. Paper slightly browned and a bit soiled. Verso: blank, with traces of former mounting and an unidentified collection stamp. Dimensions: 175 x 104 mm. Foeke Sjoerds was Poet, Writer, Historian, and Teacher. Print.