Artist: Johannes van den Aveelen (Jan van den Aveele or Aveelen 1650 - 1727) was a Dutch etcher and copper engraver.
Title: Finstad.
Signed, Titled, and Dated in plate: Finstad. Finstad Locus natalis divae Brigittae. J.v.d. Aveelen. Sc. Holmiae (Stockholm). 1708.
Dimensions: Image/sheet 9 1/4" x 12 3/4".
Edition: Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna (Ancient and Modern Sweden).
Date: 1708.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Watermark: large fleur-de-lys.
Mat and Frame: no.
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: Trimmed to the image. Remnants of old hinges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 1963.30.22196.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco collection.