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![[Battledore and Shuttlecock] Amor, ut pila, vices exigit. [&] [Owling.]](jpegs/53704.jpg)
[Battledore and Shuttlecock] Amor, ut pila, vices exigit. [&] [Owling.]
[Owling] A. V. Venne inv.e. A. Matham. fe.
[Amsterdam c.1632.]
Two etchings, back to back. Sheet 130 x 135mm (5 x 5¼"). Trimmed into print.
On one side is a scene of a man and woman playing 'battledore and shuttlecock', a fore-runner of badminton in which the object is to keep the shuttecock aloft as long as possible. On the reverse is a scene of two men hunting with owls, one on horseback, the other walking, carrying a frame on which nine owls are perched. From an edition of Jacob Cats' ''Spiegel vanden Ouden ende Nieuwe Tijd'', first published 1632.
[Ref: 53704] £75.00 view all images for this item
[Owling] A. V. Venne inv.e. A. Matham. fe.
[Amsterdam c.1632.]
Two etchings, back to back. Sheet 130 x 135mm (5 x 5¼"). Trimmed into print.
On one side is a scene of a man and woman playing 'battledore and shuttlecock', a fore-runner of badminton in which the object is to keep the shuttecock aloft as long as possible. On the reverse is a scene of two men hunting with owls, one on horseback, the other walking, carrying a frame on which nine owls are perched. From an edition of Jacob Cats' ''Spiegel vanden Ouden ende Nieuwe Tijd'', first published 1632.
[Ref: 53704] £75.00 view all images for this item
![[Embarkation of Charles II from the Netherlands to England, 1660]](jpegs/42871.jpg)
[Embarkation of Charles II from the Netherlands to England, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 300 x 380mm (11½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to image, losing letterpress text above and below; fold through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. This print shows him departing for England from Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived there in triumph six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who lived in the Hague from 1625 onwards. He played an active role in the Guild of St Luke in the city.
[Ref: 42871] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 300 x 380mm (11½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to image, losing letterpress text above and below; fold through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. This print shows him departing for England from Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived there in triumph six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who lived in the Hague from 1625 onwards. He played an active role in the Guild of St Luke in the city.
[Ref: 42871] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]](jpegs/42872.jpg)
[Arrival of Charles II at Delft, 1660]
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 42872] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
AV. Venne Inv P. Philippe Fc: 1660
Etching, sheet 295 x 390mm (11½ x 15¼"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre as normal.
When parliament proclaimed Charles II king and invited him to return in 1660, he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. Having waited in Breda for the summons to return, he sailed to Delft by yacht (this print depicts his brief visit) before travelling on to the Hague, from where he departed for England on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and poet who had a connection with both Delft (his birthplace) and the Hague (where he lived from 1625 onwards).
[Ref: 42872] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]](jpegs/42385.jpg)
[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange] Henricus Fredericus origin Princepts Auraic Comes Nassauiae, Catzonellibogia [...]
AV Venne pn. W Delphus sc. [in image lower right]
Cum Privilegiosexennio Ord. Conf. Prov. J.P. vande Venne exc. Middelburgens. 1619
Engraving, very fine impression; 17th century watermark, sheet 420 x 305mm (6½ x 12"). Repaired tear on right centre border and on left. Trimmed inside platemark; vertical crease.
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584 - 1647). Frederick Henry was son of William the Silent, the principal leader of the Dutch struggle for independence against Spain. When his half-brother, Maurice Prince of Orange, died in 1625, Frederick became the third hereditary stadholder of the United Dutch Provinces. He married a lady-in-waiting to the exiled Queen of Bohemia. In 1641 their son, William II, married Mary, the daughter of Charles I of Great Britain. The Dutch Wars against the Spanish continued until the end of his reign. Shortly following his death in January 1648, peace was formally declared between the two countries. Engraving after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and writer based in Middelburg, Zeeland at this time. Impressions of the print were purchased by the States General, the ruling executive of the United Dutch Provinces.
[Ref: 42385] £450.00
AV Venne pn. W Delphus sc. [in image lower right]
Cum Privilegiosexennio Ord. Conf. Prov. J.P. vande Venne exc. Middelburgens. 1619
Engraving, very fine impression; 17th century watermark, sheet 420 x 305mm (6½ x 12"). Repaired tear on right centre border and on left. Trimmed inside platemark; vertical crease.
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584 - 1647). Frederick Henry was son of William the Silent, the principal leader of the Dutch struggle for independence against Spain. When his half-brother, Maurice Prince of Orange, died in 1625, Frederick became the third hereditary stadholder of the United Dutch Provinces. He married a lady-in-waiting to the exiled Queen of Bohemia. In 1641 their son, William II, married Mary, the daughter of Charles I of Great Britain. The Dutch Wars against the Spanish continued until the end of his reign. Shortly following his death in January 1648, peace was formally declared between the two countries. Engraving after Adriaen van de Venne (1589-1662), Dutch artist and writer based in Middelburg, Zeeland at this time. Impressions of the print were purchased by the States General, the ruling executive of the United Dutch Provinces.
[Ref: 42385] £450.00