Laen Adolf (1 results)

Rare print series showing the estate Middachten and its surroundings in the Veluwe region in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, near Arnhem, here presented in a 20th-century album. The fine engravings, drawn and engraved by Adolf van der Laen and Hendrik de Leth, and published by De Leth and his father Andries, show a bird's eye view of the whole estate and more detailed scenes of the house, stables and gardens, as well as beautiful vistas of the broader surroundings. The estate Middachten dates back to 1190, and the castle and grounds have been in possession of the same family since the 13th century. With the bookplate of Th[eodoor]. J[ohan]. Verrijn Stuart (1868-1930), director of the typefoundry Lettergieterij "Amsterdam" from ca. 1906 to his death, on the front paste-down. The letterpress leaves and prints have been trimmed (with no loss except the name "G. Tysens" below his laudatory verse in the preliminaries) and mounted on wove paper. Lacking prints 4 and 8 and very slightly browned, otherwise in very good condition.l Springer, pp. 46-47; STCN 184535468 (4 copies); WorldCat 69000793, 470418374, 920795864 (10 copies); not in Hunt & De Jong, The Anglo-Dutch garden in the age of William and Mary (1988). 20th-century half maroon cloth and maroon paper, with 20th-century red and white decorated endpapers (showing an intricate pattern of fans, flowers, birds and other decorative elements) and a small title label on spine. With the title-print and 19 (of 21) numbered engraved views (ca. 16 x 20 cm), printed on laid paper without watermarks and mounted on wove paper. All prints captioned in Dutch and French below the image, except for the title-print, which is captioned in Dutch only. Pages: [4] ll. plus title-print & 19 of 21 numbered views.