Jan Luyken, “Cambyses at Memphis Mocking the Egyptian Idolatry”, 1690

Jan Luyken (aka Jan Luijken) (1649–1712) or an artist from his circle
“Cambyses at Memphis Mocking the Egyptian Idolatry”, 1690

The etching portrays a tumultuous scene around 525 BCE, depicting Persian King Cambyses II slaying the sacred Egyptian Apis bull—an embodiment of the god Ptah—in Memphis, with the Pyramids of Giza visible in the distance.

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching printed in a warm black ink on laid paper with full margins as published by David and Willem Goeree in Amsterdam in 1700 in “Mosaize Historie der Hebreeuwse Kerke…” (Mosaic History of the Hebrew Church…), page 309. The print features the original folds of publication, now flattened by the sheet having been archival laid on a washi paper backing to provide stability. The impression is strong and well-printed (near flawless). The sheet is in excellent condition, free of tears, holes, and significant stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 32.9 x 38.5 cm
• Plate mark: 28.4 x 36.4 cm
• Image borderline: 27 x 35.5 cm

Plate Lettering:
• Above the image borderline at right: “309”
• Below the image borderline: “Kambyses te Memphis d'Egiptische Afgoderie bespottende, Dood den Vermaarden Godt APIS; en doed desselfs Feeft in een Bloed-Bad eindigen.” [Cambyses at Memphis, mocking the Egyptian idolatry, slew the famous god APIS; and caused his festival to end in a bloodbath.]

References:
• Van Eeghen 1135 (Pieter van Eeghen & Johan Philip van der Kellen 1905, Het werk van Jan en Casper Luyken, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Co., vol. 1, p. 194, cat. no. 1135 [see https://archive.org/details/hetwerkvanjanen00kellgoog/page/194/mode/1up])

Price & Shipping:
AU$288 (approximately US$191.30 / €164.27 / £143.51), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in acquiring this highly detailed etching by a significant figure within the Baroque art movement, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

Jan Luyken, “Construction of Noah's Ark”, 1690

Jan Luyken (aka Jan Luijken) (1649–1712)
“Construction of Noah’s Ark,” 1690

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on laid paper with full margins as published by David and Willem Goeree in Amsterdam in 1700 in “Mosaize Historie der Hebreeuwse Kerke…” (Mosaic History of the Hebrew Church…). The print features the original five folds of publication, now flattened by the sheet having been archival laid on a washi paper backing to provide stability and wider margins. The impression is richly inked and well-printed (near flawless). The sheet is in excellent condition, free of tears, holes, and significant stains.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 32.8 x 43.4 cm
• Plate mark: 22.5 x 41.5 cm
• Image borderline: 21.5 x 40.7 cm

Plate Lettering:
• Numbered at upper right corner: “1012”
• Numbered throughout the image: from “1” to “45”
• Lettered below the image borderline in a line of Dutch: “de Timmering der Arke onder’t bestuur van de goddelyke Bouwmeester Noach in syn aaleg en werkda[d]ige vootgang vertoond.”
(“The Carpentry of the Ark under the direction of the divine Architect Noah, shown in its design and active progress”)

References:
• Van Eeghen 1128 (Pieter van Eeghen & Johan Philip van der Kellen 1905, “Het werk van Jan en Casper Luyken”, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Co., vol. 1, p. 192, cat. no. 1128 [see https://archive.org/details/hetwerkvanjanen00kellgoog/page/192/mode/1up]).
Van Eeghen describes the scene depicted: “The ark, almost finished at the back, is only just being started on the other side. In the foreground on the left, under a shelter, Noah discusses the plans with two overseers. With instructions.” (p. 192)
• The Rijksmuseum holds a drawing by Jan Luyken, “Construction of Noah's Ark” (c. 1689), depicting Noah planning the construction: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200142075.
• Also see Jan Sadeler’s vision of the Ark’s construction in his engraving “Noah Building the Ark” (1586), previously showcased here: https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2018/10/jan-sadelers-engraving-noah-building.html

Price & Shipping:
AU$298 (approximately US$194.05 / €167.33 / £147.05), including worldwide express shipping.

Please note: Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in acquiring this remarkable view of the construction of Noah’s Ark — a design that appears to emphasize creating a boxed-in floating platform without navigational aids like a keel, bow, stern, or rudder — please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

This print has been sold

Jan Luyken, “Killing the Followers of Baal”, c.1700

Jan Luyken (aka Johannes Luyken; Jan Luijken) (1649–1712)

“Killing the Followers of Baal”, c.1700, Illustration to the fourth volume of David and Willem Goeree’s (1635–1711) “Mosaize historie der Hebreeuwse kerke …” (Mosaic history of the Hebrew church …), inserted at page 646, published in Amsterdam in 1700.

Etching on laid paper with the three gatefolds of publication flattened with a backing sheet.

Size: (sheet) 32.2 x 55.4 cm; (image borderline) 28 x 54 cm.

Lettered below the image borderline: (centre) “Moses doet de Bel-hamels, der gener die met de Dogtersder Moabiten gehoereed, en zig aan Baal-Peor gekoppeld hadden; voor de Sonne op-hangen, en veel vande rest door de Rigters ter dood brengen. Num. XXV.”; (right) 4 Deel P. 646.”

([transl.] Moses causes the Bel-hamels, who had committed fornication with the daughters of Moab, and had joined themselves to Baal-peor, to be hanged before the sun; and many of the rest were put to death by the judges. Num. [The Book of Numbers—the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible] XXV. Volume 4, page 646.)

Van Eeghen 2626 (Pieter van Eeghen & Johan Philip van der Kellen 1905, “Het werk van Jan en Casper Luyken”, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Co., vol. 2, p. 489, cat. no. 2626).

Van Eeghen (1905) offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “​​Moses hangs the Bel-hamels .... and puts many of the rest to death. Num. XXV. — On the second ground on the right, before the entrance to the Court of the Tabernacle, the tent where Moses gives his commands in the presence of the Elders. Behind it on both sides the tents of the Israelites, between which are trees and gallows, loaded with the bodies of the executed. In the foreground on the left and right the putting to death of the apostates; in the middle the burial of the idols found. (p. 489; see https://archive.org/details/hetwerkvanjanen01kellgoog/page/488/mode/2up). 

Condition: a strong and well-printed (lifetime) impression showing no sign of wear to the printing plate with flattened gatefolds of publication and laid upon an archival support of millennium quality washi paper. Beyond misalignment to the left gatefold, the sheet is in an excellent condition for its large size and considerable age.

I am selling this large and visually arresting and (to my eyes) unsettling etching of a dreadful event driven by Moses against those that do not follow Jewish beliefs—in the sense of killing fornicators and those who worship Baal—for AU$274 (currently US$184.57/EUR166.02/GBP141.82 at the time of 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$274) as this is my currency.

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

Jan Luyken, “… a great darkness of three days fell over all the land of Egypt”, c.1700

Jan Luyken (aka Johannes Luyken; Jan Luijken) (1649–1712)

“… a great darkness of three days fell over all the land of Egypt”, c.1700, Illustration to the third volume of David and Willem Goeree’s (1635–1711) “Mosaize historie der Hebreeuwse kerke …” (Mosaic history of the Hebrew church …), inserted at page 166 (see this page and the publication online: https://archive.org/details/ned-kbn-all-00007382-001/page/n230/mode/2up), published in Amsterdam in 1700.

Etching on laid paper with full margins of publication and the gatefold of publication flattened with a backing sheet.

Size: (sheet) 32.1 x 37.7 cm; (plate) 28.8 x 36.8 cm; (image borderline) 27.5 x 36 cm.

Lettered in plate: (above the image borderline at right) “3 Deel P. 166.” (Part 3; Page 166); (below the image borderline): “Moses zyn hand na den Hemel uitstrekkende, vald een Dikke Duysternis van drie dagen over gands Egipten-land; maar daar is Ligt in alle de woningen Israels. Exod. 10:22.23.” (Moses stretched out his hand toward Heaven, and a great darkness of three days fell over all the land of Egypt; but there lies [light] in all the houses [of the Israelites]. Exodus 10:22-23.)

Van Eeghen 2602 (Pieter van Eeghen & Johan Philip van der Kellen 1905, “Het werk van Jan en Casper Luyken”, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Co., vol. 2, p. 485, cat. no. 2602).

Van Eeghen (1905) offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “Scene in a city, where people grope their way in the darkness or sit despondently, or move slowly in artificial light. In the background on the left is the country of Goshen, brightly lit by the sun.” (p. 485; see https://archive.org/details/hetwerkvanjanen01kellgoog/page/484/mode/1up). 

Condition: a strong and near faultless impression. The sheet is in an excellent condition for its large size and considerable age with the publication gatefold flattened by the sheet having been laid upon an archival support of millennium quality washi paper.

I am selling this large and visually arresting dark etching in a superb (museum quality) condition, for AU$274 (currently US$178.64/EUR165.58/GBP1141.47 at the time of this listing) 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 this remarkable etching showing the artist’s skill and insight to create a discernible image out of very close dark tones, 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