Artist: Pieter Snayers (Flemish,1592-1667), a specialist in battle scenes.
Engraver: Anton Joseph von Prenner or von Brenner (1683 – 1761) was an Austrian painter, engraver, and publisher. He is mainly known for his publications recording the Imperial art collections.
Title: A Village Scene with Peasants Fighting.
Signed, Annotated, and Numbered in plate: ALT. 18 LAT.22 UNC (dimensions of the original painting); Snairs Pinx (Pieter Snayers); v. Prenner incidit; Numbered in the top left 70 (erased). Stamped below: "Prenner Gal. Vienne".
Dimensions: Sheet 6 5/8 x 9".
Edition: Theatrum Artis Pictoriae.
Date: 1728.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: back sheet (adhesive & tape residue to the bach sheet).
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: Foxing, hole, cropped original engraved printed frame. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1850,1021.153.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C. Flemish School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.