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[Man, woman and sheep in a landscape.]
J. Smith ex. [first issued c.1700, this a later 18th century impression.]
Mezzotint on wove paper from the republished state by John Smith. Image 160 x 210mm, 6¼ x 8¼". Trimmed into lower part of plate; plate somewhat worn.
A shepherd seated and leaning against a rock in the foreground; he wears a hat and smock and plays on a flute. His companion an attrative young woman, distracts him by offereing a garland of flowers, sheep to left and in the background. John Smith was a leading London publisher in the late 17th and early 18th century and part of his cata;ogue included mezzotint copies in reverse by the famous earlier mezzotints from engravers such as Blooteling who first engraved this scene after Govert Flinck (Dutch, 1615 - 1660), and issued by Bernard Lens. Chaloner Smith undescribed.
[Ref: 21253] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Man leading on a balustrade]
F. Linck f. 1643. [engraved by Bernard Schreuder]
[Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, c.1774.]
Crayon manner. Sheet 245 x 185mm (9¾ x 7¼"). Trimmed to printed border, as issued.
After Govert Flinck (1615-60). From Ploos van Amstel's 'Ectypa'. On the reverse is the coat of arms of Ploos van Amstel, Stamp VI. Abbey 211.
[Ref: 69194] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
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