Albert Meyeringh, “Landscape with a Mule Driver at a Fountain”, c.1695

Albert Meyeringh (aka Aelbert Meyeringh) (1645–1714)

“Landscape with a Mule Driver at a Fountain” (TIB title) (aka “L’ânier près de la Fontaine”), c.1695, plate 4 from a series of twenty-seven etchings showing classical landscapes.

Etching on fine laid paper with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet providing wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 25.7 x 21.4 cm; (plate) 24.6 x 20.9 cm; (image borderline) 23.7 x 19.9 cm.

Inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (left) “A: Meyeringh Inv:– et fec:”.

TIB 7.4 (Otto Naumann [ed.] 1978, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Netherlandish Artists”, vol. 7, New York, Abaris Books, p. 172, cat. no. 4 [359]), Hollstein 4.

The British Museum offers the following description of this print: “Landscape with a man leaning over the basin of a large stone fountain at right, his mule grazing beneath tall trees at left, a figure with two mules on the bank of a river behind; on the further bank, trees and buildings at the foot of rocky hills; from a series of twenty-seven prints showing classical landscapes” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-2325 [BM inv. no. Sheepshanks.2325]).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with a small margin around the image borderline and laid upon a generously wide archival support sheet of millennium quality washi paper. Beyond a printer’s crease in the upper right, the sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this interesting etching following the 17^th century tradition of alluding to a classical past—the ancient water fountain and the classically-dressed figures—and possibly the vanitas theme of life’s transience, for AU$294 (approximately US$192.62, EUR 164.65 or GBP 140.28), including express mail shipping worldwide. Import duties, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer.

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