Gebort paedts Van S. Ioannes den dooper

View of Ein Kerem, the birth place of St John the Baptist; landscape with a group of men on a road in lower left corner, some of them on a camel or a horse, the church of St John the Baptist at centre, the house of Zacharias and St Elizabeth in background at right; letters A-C within composition indicating locations.

Etching, circa 1672, lettered with description of places seen at bottom.

Plate from an untitled series of views from Arabia, Judea, Chaldea, Syria, Jerusalem, Antiochia, Aleppo, Mecca etc.

Engraved by Gaspar Bouttats and published by Jacob Peeters.

Gaspar Bouttats The Elder (Antwerp 1640-1696 circa) Was a Flemish printmaker and engraver of the Baroque period. He was born in Antwerp in a family of engravers. He was the son of the engraver Frederick Bouttats the Elder and Marie de Weert. His uncle Philibert Bouttats as well as his younger brother Frederik Bouttats the Younger built reputations as engravers. He engraved chiefly for the booksellers, and also made some plates after different masters. They are principally etched, and some finished with the burin.

A very good impression, on contemporary laid paper, with small margins, in good condition.

Bibliografia

Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 [Gaspar Bouttats] n. 23.