Frederik Bloemaert, “Young Farmer with Basket”, c.1650, after Abraham Bloemaert

Frederik Bloemaert (1610–1669)

“Young Farmer with Basket” (“Jonge boer met mand”), c.1650 (1635–1669)

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on fine laid paper featuring a Foolscap watermark. The sheet has been trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and professionally supported on tissue-thin archival (Kozo) washi paper. 

This print is based on a drawing by the artist’s father, Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651). It is plate 21 from the series of 30 engravings (“The Little Figures” / “De Kleine Figuren”), catalogued as Roethlisberger 322–350. 

The impression is strong, crisp, and well-printed, showing no signs of wear to the printing plate. The sheet is in excellent condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 12.5 x 8 cm
• Image Borderline: 12.2 x 7.7 cm

In-Plate Numbering:

• Lower right: “21”

References:

• Roethlisberger 341 (Marcel G. Roethlisberger, “Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons: Paintings and Prints”, vol. 1, 1993, Davaco, Doornspuk, p. 241, cat. no. 341)
• Hollstein Dutch 157 (FWH Hollstein, “Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700: Berckheyde–Bodding”, vol. 2, 1950, Amsterdam, Menno Hertzberger, p. 87, cat. nos. 156–185)
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200160138

Price & Shipping:

AU$239 (approximately US$171.25 / €145.74 / £126.74), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you’re interested in acquiring this remarkably fine engraving of a curly-haired young farmer holding a basket and a staff—note how the artist insightfully used just enough shadow to “anchor” him, while avoiding a longer cast shadow that might distract from the focus on the young man—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to provide a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

Frederik Bloemaert, “An Old Beggar”, c.1650, after Abraham Bloemaert

Frederik Bloemaert (1610–1669)

“An Old Beggar” (“Oude bedelaar”), c.1650 (1635–1669)

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on fine laid paper featuring a Foolscap watermark. The sheet has been trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline and professionally supported on tissue-thin archival (Kozo) washi paper. 

This print is based on a drawing by the artist’s father, Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651). It is the second plate from the series of 30 engravings (“The Little Figures” / “De Kleine Figuren”), catalogued as Roethlisberger 322–350. 

The impression is strong, crisp, and well-printed, showing no signs of wear to the printing plate. The sheet is in near-pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 12.6 x 8 cm
• Image Borderline: 12.1 x 7.7 cm

In-Plate Numbering:

• Lower left corner: “2”

References:

• Roethlisberger 322 (Marcel G. Roethlisberger, “Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons: Paintings and Prints”, vol. 1, 1993, Davaco, Doornspuk, p. 240, cat. no. 322)
• Hollstein Dutch 157 (FWH Hollstein, “Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700: Berckheyde–Bodding”, vol. 2, 1950, Amsterdam, Menno Hertzberger, p. 87, cat. nos. 156–185)
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200447064

Price & Shipping:

AU$239 (approximately US$164.74 / €142.85 / £123.61), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this remarkably fine engraving of a beggar—an image reflecting a time when motives of beggars were often explored, with rascal beggars depicted looking back at their troubled origins and carrying bulging satchels, whereas genuine beggars looked ahead and bore no spoils of misadventure—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to send a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

This print has been sold 

Circle of Abraham Bloemaert, “Penitent Mary Magdalene,” c. 1650

Circle of Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651)

“Penitent Mary Magdalene,” c. 1650

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on fine laid paper, trimmed around the image borderline and professionally supported on archival washi paper. 

The depiction shows the Penitent Mary Magdalene with her hands crossed, holding a cloth to her breasts— evoking a private, inward moment of “quiet penance.” This particular interpretation is unusual and, to the best of my knowledge, unrecorded. It is notably absent from Roethlisberger’s (1993) catalogue raisonné, “Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons,” making it a rare unrecorded variant from the Bloemaert circle and an intriguing addition to the known body of works by Northern Mannerists. 

While unlisted in Roethlisberger, the engraving displays the refined burin craftsmanship characteristic of artists like Boëtius à Bolswert or Cornelis Bloemaert, notably in the masterful depiction of flowing drapery and the nuanced, fine-grained hatchwork that models the flesh tones.

The impression is strong and well-printed. There are several small replenished holes and a notable dot on the Magdalene’s arm; aside from these, the sheet is in good condition.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 21.7 x 16.3 cm

Price & Shipping:

AU$296 (approximately US$206.21 / €177.67 / £153.96), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this finely executed engraving that is highly probable to be based on a lost drawing by Abraham Bloemaert—or an independent creation by a skilled pupil—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to send a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

Cornelis Bloemaert, “A Reclining Hunter”, c.1625, after Abraham Bloemaert

Cornelis Bloemaert (1603–1692)

“A Reclining Hunter”, c.1625, plate 6 from a series of sixteen engravings, “The Praise of Sloth” (aka “The Leisure Series” [BM title]; “The Delight of Leisure”; “Otia Delectant”), published by Cornelis Bloemaert, after a drawing in the reverse direction by Cornelis’ father, Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651) with two lines of Latin verse by Hendrik de Roij (1598–1678).

Engraving on fine laid paper with watermark (crowned arms with letters) with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 18.9 x 26.8cm; (plate) 10.8 x 15.6cm; (image borderline) 9.8 x 15.1cm.

Lettered and numbered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “Quisquis opus cœptum deduxit ad ultima felix,/ Otia securo ducere blanda licet” (Happy who completes work which he started, he is entitled to enjoy leisure safely).; (right) “6”.

Marvellous lifetime impression in a perfect condition.

Roethlisberger 302 (Marcel G. Roethlisberger 1993, “Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons: Paintings and Prints”, vol. 1, Davaco, Doornspuk, p. 233, cat. no. 302).

Roethlisberger (1993) offers the following insights about this print: “The figure in full light is surrounded by shaded motifs. The same dogs recur in the Venus and Adonis painting of 1632 (same direction). A somewhat different preliminary drawing in reverse is in private hand (ex Haboldt gallery, New York), the right leg of the huntsman pulled back.” (p. 233).

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1932-0213-294 (BM inv.no. 1932,0213.294).

Condition a strong and well-printed lifetime impression with wide margins in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains or significant signs of handling.

I am selling this lifetime impression from c.1625 of a very beautiful engraving with wide margins in a near faultless (museum quality) condition for AU $388 in total (currently US$246.97/ EUR234.67/ GBP193.49 at the time of posting this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $388) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in acquiring this curiously interesting image of a hunter wearing the garb of an outdoors man of the early 1600s resting with his dogs and a recently caught hare—note the artist’s insight to continue the hunter’s twisting movement of yawning into the spiralling form of the tree against which he rests—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold

Cornelis Bloemaert, “Title Page: Shepherd Lying on a Boulder” & "Two Boys", 1620–25, after Abraham Bloemaert

Cornelis Bloemaert (1603–1692)

Two engravings, “Title Page: Shepherd Lying on a Boulder” & "Two Boys" (Roethlisberger titles), 1620–25, plates 1 & 3 from the series of sixteen plates, “Leisure Series: Genre Scenes”. Strong and well-printed impressions from a later edition printed in c.1790/1800 with text erased and numbered at upper right, after the designs by Cornelis’ father, Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651).

Engravings on fine laid paper, trimmed with small margins around the platemarks.

Size: (Title page sheet) 12.7 x 16.9cm: (plate) 11 x 15.3cm; (image borderline) 9.9 x 14.8cm.

Numbered in plates respectively: (upper right) “1” and “3”.

Roethlisberger 297 & 299 (Marcel G. Roethlisberger 1993, “Abraham Bloemaert and His Sons: Paintings and Prints”, vol. 1, Davaco, Doornspuk, pp. 231–32, cat. nos. 297 & 299).

Condition strong and well-printed impressions in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this pair of very beautiful engravings for AU$400 in total for the pair (currently US$263.40/ EUR245.62/ GBP203.85 at the time of posting this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$400) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in acquiring this marvellous pair of engraving, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.