Cavalry Battle - Original 17th Century Etching by Jan Luyken
€125.00
Original etching by the Dutch engraver Jan Luyken (Amsterdam, 1649-1712): a cavalry clash in a defile, with turbaned horsemen and sabres set against European soldiers and a long military column advancing along the hillside beyond. Signed in the copper "Ian Luyken invent. Fecit".
Original etching by the Dutch engraver Jan Luyken (Amsterdam, 1649-1712): a cavalry clash in a defile, with turbaned horsemen and sabres set against European soldiers and a long military column advancing along the hillside beyond. Signed in the copper "Ian Luyken invent. Fecit".
Luyken was one of the most prolific illustrators of the last third of the Dutch 17th century, with several thousand engravings for books of travel, history and devotion. At the upper right corner it carries the typographical signature "I deel, fol. 22", characteristic of an illustrated edition in several volumes.
Medium: Etching on laid paper.
Artist / after: Jan Luyken (Amsterdam, 1649-1712).
Engraver: Jan Luyken.
Date: 17th century.
Source: Book illustration, marked "I deel, fol. 22".
Dimensions: 11.9 x 7.8 in (30.3 x 19.8 cm).
Condition: Good overall, with wide margins and a visible plate mark; central vertical binding crease, light toning and old manuscript notes in the lower margin.
1987
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Original etching by the Dutch engraver Jan Luyken (Amsterdam, 1649-1712): a cavalry clash in a defile, with turbaned horsemen and sabres set against European soldiers and a long military column advancing along the hillside beyond. Signed in the copper "Ian Luyken invent. Fecit".