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Title Page Design for Playsante landschappen
Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), c. 1641
Visscher acquired the plates for 35 landscape prints from the estate of Jan van de Velde II in 1641. For the intended publication he designed a title page, in which he incorporated his trademark: a fisherman presents a sketchbook with landscapes that Van de Velde had dawn from life (in situ) – a rare occurrence at the time. Another depiction was ultimately used as the title page.
- Artwork typedrawing, design
- Object numberRP-T-00-743
- Dimensionsheight 165 mm x width 283 mm
- Physical characteristicspenseel in grijs, pen in bruin, zwart krijt