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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1872,0511.1290
Description
Interior of Levinus Vincent's gallery at Amsterdam with natural history displays, showing specimens in jars at left and mounted insects at right, figures looking at the objects displayed on long tables at centre; illustration to Levinus Vincent's "Wondertooneel der Nature" (Amsterdam: Halma, 1706). c.1706 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Andries van Buysen
After:
Bernard Picart
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1706
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
221 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
298 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For the frontispiece of this publication and comment see 1982,U.3553.
Bibliographic references
Wurzbach 1906-11 / Niederländisches Künstler-Lexikon
(undescribed)
Dimier 1928 / Les peintres français du XVIIIe siècle, histoire des vies et catalogue des oeuvres
(746)
(Picard)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
interior
museum/gallery
Associated names
Illustration to:
Levinus Vincent
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Amsterdam
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Wondertooneel der Nature, Geopent in eene korte Beschryvinge der hoofddeelen van de byzondere zeldsaamheden daar in begrepen
Acquisition name
Donated by:
James Hughes Anderdon
Acquisition date
1872
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1872,0511.1290