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Pieter van Looij (illustrator). '"ALGEMEENE NATIONALE TENTOONSTELLING VAN NIJVERHEID TE HAARLEM. 24 JUNIJ. SOUVENIR. 1861"'Allegorical lithographic drawing of the 1861 Haarlem Exhibition, framed by Corinthian columns, drapery, and symbolic figures of Dutch industry and trade. Central view shows the bustling interior of the exhibition hall.Made by Pieter van Looij after own design.Medium: Pen and ink with brown and black wash, heightened with watercolour on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 50 x 46 cm (19.69 x 18.11 inch). Image size: 50 x 46 cm. (19.69 x 18.11 inch).HAARLEM EXHIBITION, DUTCH INDUSTRY, 19TH-CENTURY DRAWING, ALLEGORICAL LITHOGRAPH, PIETER VAN LOOIJ, DUTCH ART, EXHIBITION SOUVENIR | PCO-EXPO-DRAWINGSBACKGROUND INFORMATIONCreated for the Algemeene Nationale Tentoonstelling van Nijverheid te Haarlem (1861).Biography engraver: Pieter van Looij (1823-1885) was a Dutch draughtsman and lithographer active mainly in Haarlem and later Amsterdam. His works reflect a high level of skill in ornamental and topographical illustration, and he was closely associated with national and regional exhibitions in the Netherlands during the mid-19th century. Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing along top edge, minor foxing at top margin, ink and wash bright and well preserved. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.