Landscape with village fest

Landscape with a peasant feast with people eating and drinking in foreground, a road and a well in lower left corner, trees and village-houses in middle ground, a city in background at left.

After Hans Bol.

Etching and engraving, 1562, lettered in lower corners: "HBOL" and "H. Cock excu”.

First state before number.

This is one of a series of twelve plates showing village scenes after Hans Bol by Johannes and Lucas Van Doetecum (New Hollstein 221-232), published by Hieronymus Cock in 1562 (dated on first plate of the series). This series was also published in 1630 by Hendrick Hondius.

The sophistication of Joannes van Doetecum's engraving style is very evident in this work. Joannes, together with his brother Lucas, came from a family of engravers originally from Deventer, active in Antwerp, Haarlem and Amsterdam in the second half of the 16th century. The Doetecum brothers are authors of the finest works published by Hieronymus Cock, Gerard de Jode and Abraham Ortelius.

A fine impression, printed with tone on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to the platemark, very good condition.

Bibliografia

The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 - The Van Doetecum Family, n. 222 I/II; Riggs, Hieronymus Cock, Printmaker and Publisher, 4.2; S. Hautekeete, in J. van Grieken - G. Luijten - J. van der Stock, "Hieronymus Cock: The Renaissance in Print", n. 99b.