Author: Georg Balthasar Probst (1732-1801)
Title: [Optica print] Gesicht bij de Doelen over de Korte Vijverberg; tot Gravenhaghe, published ca. 1770.
Description: Beautiful view on the Korte Vijverberg, next to the Hofvijver in The Hague (Den Haag). On the left side of the busy street you see Peter Post's building 'Het Mauritshuis'. The print is hand coloured. The colours green and orange dominate the picture. On the back the edges are strengthened with brown tape.Georg Balthasar Probst, Augsburg ca. 1770 24. Conspectus piscinae brevioris; juxta hortos Sagittarioru Hagae Comitis. Vue vers le vivier vers le jardin des Fireurs, a la Haye. Gesicht bij de Doelen over de Korte Vijverberg; tot Gravenhaghe. Gesicht gegen den kleinen fischteich beij den Schützen Garten zu Grafenhaag. Med. Fol. No. 19. Cum Gratia en Privilegio Sac: Caes: Majestatis. Georg Balthasar Probst. Excud. A.V. Etching, engraving, and watercolour on paper, plate mark: 310 x 415 mm, total: 334 x 444 mm. Light even discolouration around the print. Small cut in the clouds in the upper left corner. Overall condition good.

Keywords: Hand colored|Optical prints|the Hague