Author: Gerrit van Giessen (1692/3-ca. 1750)
Title: [Antique print, etching, The Hague] 'T Leproos-Huis (Gezicht op het Leprozenhuis te Den Haag), published around 1736, 1 p.
Description: View on the Leprozenhuis The Hague. This print was used in: Jacob de Riemer's: Beschryving van 's-Graven-Hage... Delft and Den Haag, 1730-1739.Titled above, on a ribbon: 't Leproos-Huis. Signed at bottom: 'G.v. Giessen del. / R. Boitet Excud. Cum Privil'.[NL] In het water een trekschuit en een aantal zwemmers. Op de wegen verschillende figuren en koetsen. Etching on laid paper with margins and watermark; Total: 345 x 400 mm; with visible vertical fold in the middle, pasted on paper on the left side. Some smudges but overall in good condition. Charming view with animals and swimmers, and people in the street.

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