Author: Jan Both (1618/22-1652)
Title: [Antique etching/ets] The large tree (The set of the upright Italian landscapes)/De grote boom, published ca. 1644-1652.
Description: Third plate from a set of four landscapes. This impression shows an Italianate landscape, with mountains and a river towards the background; a path is walked by men and animals. A very large tree towers in the center of the composition. Signed above on the right corner: Both fe.. ca. 1644-1652. On verso collector's mark: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam [L. 789a, developed for double prints] From the collection A Kuys in Amsersfoort. Etching on paper, trimmed on platemark; total: 261 x 207 mm; state III/6. Hollstein 3, Bartsch 3; Dutuit 3. Some light staining and smudges along the margins, yet very nice impression.

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