Printmaking and Artistic Compositions

Elegant prints and designs from printing offices, incorporating scenes from the art of lithography, symbolizing the craft and its historical significance.

Wandelaar, Jan, Noord-Nederland, Ornamental frame crowned with the coat of arms of Johan Hendrik van Wassenaer Obdam, verso left - stamped, Ornamental frame crowned with the family coat of arms of Wassenaer Obdam, held by Minerva. Above it a knight with a raised sword in his hands. On the left sits the Dutch Maiden, a lance with a liberty cap leans against her shoulder. In front of her flies a putto with a palm branch and a torch in his hands. On the right sits a woman with a staff with the all-seeing eye in her hand. In front of her History looking down. In the frame a dedication of 22 lines in Dutch, to Johan Hendrik van Wassenaer Obdam, who was appointed curator of Leiden University by the States of Holland in 1727., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 454 mm, width 304 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1732 - 1732, paper, papier, etching, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Work conception, after own design by
Wandelaar, Jan, Noord-Nederland, Ornamental frame crowned with the coat of arms of Johan Hendrik van Wassenaer Obdam, verso left - stamped, Ornamental frame crowned with the family coat of arms of Wassenaer Obdam, held by Minerva. Above it a knight with a raised sword in his hands. On the left sits the Dutch Maiden, a lance with a liberty cap leans against her shoulder. In front of her flies a putto with a palm branch and a torch in his hands. On the right sits a woman with a staff with the all-seeing eye in her hand. In front of her History looking down. In the frame a dedication of 22 lines in Dutch, to Johan Hendrik van Wassenaer Obdam, who was appointed curator of Leiden University by the States of Holland in 1727., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 454 mm, width 304 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1732 - 1732, paper, papier, etching, engraving, graveren (drukprocedé), Work conception, after own design by