Rare black and white intaglio engraving. Country scene possibly based on a work by Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629).
 

Title: [Country scene].

Author: Bloemaert, Abraham.

Numbering in the lower right corner: 2.


Extents: 260 x 182 mm.

On the back annotation in pencil: Fr. bru. 

Conservation status: Etched with moisture, use and rust stains. Cut near the imprint, missing paper in places on the plate, torn paper. Engraving mounted on laid paper

Bloemaert, Abraham. Gorinchem, 1564 - Utrecht, 1651

Son of the sculptor Cornelis Bloemaert, he trained with various teachers, although the one who influenced him the most was Frans Floris. At the age of 16 he moved to Paris, where he was able to study the works of Primaticcio and Niccolò dell'Abbate and three years later he settled in Utrech, where he worked with Cornelis van Haarlem, also noticing in these years the influences of Goltzius and Spranger on his work. In Utrech he had numerous disciples and in 1611 he was appointed inspector of the painters' guild of that city, where he remained until 1628. 

Jacob de Gheyn II was a Dutch draftsman, engraver and painter born in Antwerp in 1565 and died in The Hague on March 29, 1629.


Conservation status: Etched with moisture, use and rust stains. Cut near the imprint, missing paper in places on the plate, torn paper. Engraving mounted on laid paper Son of the sculptor Cornelis Bloemaert, he trained with various teachers, although the one who influenced him the most was Frans Floris. At the age of 16 he moved to Paris, where he was able to study the works of Primaticcio and Niccolò dell'Abbate and three years later he settled in Utrech, where he worked with Cornelis van Haarlem, also noticing in these years the influences of Goltzius and Spranger on his work. In Utrech he had numerous disciples and in 1611 he was appointed inspector of the painters' guild of that city, where he remained until 1628.  Jacob de Gheyn II was a Dutch draftsman, engraver and painter born in A