Artist: Johannes van den Aveelen (Jan van den Aveele or Aveelen 1650 - 1727) was a Dutch etcher and copper engraver.
Title: Kaegleholm. Kägleholm is an island in Lake Väringen, Örebro County, Sweden, north of the city of Örebro. The island of Kägleholm is renowned as the former location of the Kägleholm Castle, which burnt down in 1712 (Wiki).
Signed, Titled, and Dated in plate: Kaegleholm. J.v.d. Aveelen. Sc. Holmiae (Stockholm). 170[8].
Dimensions: Image 8 1/2" x 13".
Edition: Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna (Ancient and Modern Sweden).
Date: 1708.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper. Glued on the paper "frame" to extend margins.
Watermark: large fleur-de-lys, G[?]R monogram.
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 image and pasted onto supporting "frame." 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 1963.30.22380.
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.