Author: Reinier Vinkeles I (1741-1816)
Title: [Antique print, etching and engraving] Two commanders shaking hands, published 1793, 1 p.
Description: A Christian and an Ottoman commander are shaking hands in front of a fortified city.Inscribed at bottom: WERDOMAR. Vriendschap in leven en in dood _ Mannenmoed en Vrouwenmjen Laatje Bedr.Signed and dated below: Rein.r Vinkeles inv. et sculp. 1793.Possibly employed as illustration in the theater booklet of Mannenmoed en Vrouwenmin, staged in Amsterdam in and after 1796. Engraving and etching on laid paper, with margins; total: 203 x 140 mm; state II/2, despite some light damage on the right margin, in very good condition.

Keywords: Allegories|Book illustrations|Maritime & Military|Theater