Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries was a Dutch Renaissance architect, painter, and engineer. (Dutch, 1527 - 1609).
Engraver: Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Joannes van Doetecum the Elder (1530 – 1605) was a Dutch engraver-cartographer known for his etched works after genre scenes by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and maps of various cities in the Netherlands.
Title: Binnenplaats met een ronde fontein (Courtyard with a round fountain).
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: [No.] 93 in Iron gall ink u.r.
Dimensions: Image/platemark 6 3/4' x 9 3/4'. Sheet 9 1/2" x 12 3/4". Mat 12 1/2" x 15 1/2".
Publisher: Dirck or Theodoor Galle (1571 – 1633) was a Flemish Baroque engraver.
Edition: Album met voorstellingen van fonteinen en architectuurperspectieven. Inventory (BI-1897-971) Album with depictions of fountains and architectural perspectives. Inventory (BI-1897-971).
Date: c. 1600.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: Mat.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Greasy lower right corner of the sheet. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Album met voorstellingen van fonteinen en architectuurperspectieven (BI-1897-971). p. 91.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum BI-1897-971-10.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of The Rijksmuseum.