Anthonie Waterloo, “The Porter”, c.1645

Anthonie Waterloo (aka Anthoni Waterloo; Antoni Waterlo) (1609–1690)

“The Porter” (TIB title) (aka “Le porte-faix”), c.1645, the first plate from a series of six landscapes, “Forest scenes, series B” (aka “Bosgezichten, series B”; “Six Landscapes”), published in Paris in c.1785 (1784–1786) by Pierre-François Basan (1723–1797).

Etching on fine laid paper.

Size: (sheet) 14.9 x 18cm; (plate) 12.2 x 15.3cm.

Inscribed in plate: (upper left): “Antoni Waterlo f. et in.”; (upper right) “1.”

State iv (of iv) with the name of the previous publisher (R. & I. Ottens) erased (see Morse [1992], p. 84).

TIB 0201.065 S4 (Peter Morse [ed.] 1992, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Antoni Waterloo”, vol. 2, Commentary, Part 1, New York, Abaris Books, pp. 83–84, cat. no. [0201.065 S4); Hollstein Dutch 65 (Christiaan Schuckman 1997, “Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450–1700: Antoni Waterloo,” vol. 50, Rotterdam, Sound and Vision, cat. no. 65).

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-1657 (BM inv. no. Sheepshanks.1657).

Condition: a richly inked and strong impression showing no sign of wear to the printing plate. Beyond a vertical printer’s crease at centre (not easy to see), the sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this magnificently strong impression of a very beautiful etching by the largely self-taught landscape artist of the Dutch Golden Age, Anthonie Waterloo, showing a traveller with a large backpack following a country path through a forest with a cascading stream and what may be a local church on his left, all illuminated by a raking morning light, for the total cost of AU$288 (currently US$180.88/ EUR 175.46/ GBP 146.33 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to any location worldwide. Please note that import duties or taxes may apply in certain countries and are not included in the price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$288).

If you are interested in purchasing this superb etching, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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