Antique Print-Leeuwarden-Friesland-Bouttats-Peeters-1680 Caspar Bouttats Maps-Plans-Views > Europe > Netherlands

'LEEUWAERD''This print shows a view of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. In the back we see the city with churches, mills and gateways to the city. In the front we see soldiers on horseback and people walking. With title top center in banderole. Above it the city coat of arms. Below the print is a bilingual brief description of Leeuwarden.Made by Caspar Bouttats after Joanes Peeters.Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 27.2 x 18 cm (10.71 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 24.7 x 16.5 cm. (9.72 x 6.5 inch).LEEUWARDEN-FRIESLAND-NORTHERN NETHERLANDS-CITY-CHURCHES-MILLS-HOUSES-SOLDIERS | RBOS-A9-19BACKGROUND INFORMATIONFrom 'Thooneel der Steden ende Sterckten van 't Vereenight Nederlandt met d'aengrensende Plaetsen soo in Brabandt Vlaenderen als anden Rhijn en elders verovert door de Waepenen der Groot-moghende Heeren Staeten onder het gheley vande seer Edele Hooghghebore Princen van Oranien', Antwerpen, 1680.Biography engraver: Gaspar Bouttats (1625-1695) was a Flemish engraver from Antwerp, mostly working for book publishers. Ioan / Jan I Peeters (1624-1677) was a Flemish painter of marine scenes. Later he also became an art dealer. He was a student of his brothers Bonaventura and Gilles. His students include his children Jan Frans and Isabelle and Adriaen van Bloemen. Condition: good, given age. Brown spots. Creases. Fold in one corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.