Christoph Weigel (1654–1725)
Left image:
“Der Mahler” (The Painter), c1700, engraving
after the etching, “De Schilder” by Caspar Luyken (1672–1708) after the intermediary design by Jan
Luyken (1649–1712) as an illustration to a republished edition (in Nuremberg, c1700) of Jan and Caspar Luyken’s “HetMenselyk,
Bedryf” (Human occupations), published in 1694, Amsterdam.
Centre image:
"Der Papierer" (The
Papermaker), c1700
Right image:
"Der Schreiber" (The
Scribe/Writer). c1700
Engravings on fine laid paper with
letterpress text and margins as published.
Size (with slight variations): (sheet)
15.3 x 9.1 cm; (image borderline) 8.8 x 8 cm
Condition: strong lifetime impressions
with minor age-toning, staining and signs of handling. Each print is backed
I am selling all three engravings for
the total cost of AU$268 (currently US$198.18 /EUR170.20/GBP150.46 at the time
of listing these print) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world
(but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If you are interested in purchasing these
fascinating and very revealing engravings of the practices of different trades
at the end of the 1600s, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and
I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
These prints have been sold
The series of 100 etchings featuring in Jan
and Caspar Luyken’s “HetMenselyk, Bedryf” (Human Occupations), published in Amsterdam
(1694), was popular as the prints gave a glimpse into the workshops of many
different trades. Consequently, the designs were reprinted several times. These
three engravings are Christoph Weigel’s versions of Jan Luyken’s compositions
published in Nuremberg at around 1700. I am also aware
of another set of the same designs by Anthonie de Winter (1652/3–c1707) whose
series of engravings were published in Haarlem a year after Luyken’s etchings were published.
For comparison of the three series, see Caspar
Luyken’s etching “De Schilder” (The Painter) held by the Rijksmuseum (http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.143904);
De Winter’s engraving, “Shilder” (The Painter) held by the British Museum (http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3435976&partId=1&searchText=Caspar+Luyken&page=1);
and Weigel’s engraving, “Der Mahler” (The Painter) shown here.
