Jan Glauber, “Father Time”, c,1686, after Gérard de Lairesse

Jan Glauber (aka Joannes Glauber; Johannes Glauber; Polidoro; Polydor) (1646–c.1726)

“Father Time” (aka “Sic Omnia Ruunt”; “Everything Comes to an End”), c.1686 (1661–1726), plate 28 from a series of thirty plates, “Historical and Mythological Subjects”, after a drawing in red chalk by Gérard de Lairesse (1640–1711), “Le Temps, figure allégorique pour bas-relief”, in the collection of the Louvre (see https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020107529 [note that there are arguments regarding attribution]) and a lost painting by the same artist, published in Amsterdam by Leonard Schenk (aka Leonard Schenck; Leon Schenk) (fl.1720-1746).

Etching on laid paper (with watermark).

Size: (sheet) 42.8 x 30.5cm; (plate) 35.8 x 24.8cm; (image borderline) 34.9 x 23.7cm.

Lettered and numbered in plate within the image borderline: (lower centre) “Sic Omnia Ruunt”; (lower right corner) “28”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Ger. Laires Pin. et Delin.”; (centre) “Leon: Schenk exc.”; (right) “Joannes Glauber Sculp.”

State iv (of iv) with the addition of Leonard Schenk as the publisher and the plate number, “28”.

Hollstein German 67–4(4)

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum and the Rijksmuseum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-4159; https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200197089.

Condition: a strong impression. Beyond a trace of a brown ink notation shining through from recto in the margin at the upper right and small surface marks within the platemark, the sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this large and visually arresting etching showing Father Time with his wings outstretched, scythe in hand and an hourglass on his head, borne aloft by a menagerie of wild animals, for AU$324 (approximately US$208.32, EUR 182.42, or GBP 157.90), including express mail shipping worldwide.  Import duties, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you are interested in purchasing this rare 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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Adolf van der Laan, “Arcadian landscape with Shepherds and Two Women”, c.1721, after Glauber

Adolf van der Laan (aka Adriaen van der Laan; Andries van der Laan) (c.1690–1742)

“Arcadian landscape with Shepherds and Two Women”, c.1721, possibly from the series of forty plates, “Italian and German landscapes” (Hollstein German 70–109), after Jan Glauber (aka Johannes Glauber; Joannes Glauber; [nickname] Polidoro or Polydor) (1646-1726), published in Amsterdam by Leonard Schenk (aka Leon Schenk; Leonard Schenck) (fl.1720–1746) in various books of prints between 1710 and 1747.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art describes this print bound in a book of thirty-six plates:  https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/23315. Note that the Rijksmuseum holds a title plate to a published series with thirty plates (see http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.134564) and advises that another “state of this [title plate] print is included in a forty-part series with representations of Italian and German landscapes, after Johannes Glauber” (ibid.).

Etching on laid paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 35.9 x 45.5 cm; (plate) 24.3 x 36.7 cm; (image borderline) 23.5 x 36 cm.

Hollstein German 70–109 (possibly) (Robert Zijlma [comp.] 1975, “German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, ca. 1400–1700: Georg (Jörg) to after Johann Andreas Graf”, vol. 10, Amsterdam, Van Gendt & Co, pp. 127–130, cat. nos. 70–109).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print: (Transl.) “Arcadian river landscape with shepherds and two women with [laundry?], on the right a decorative vase on a pedestal. The print is possibly part of a 40-part series of prints with representations of Italian and German landscapes” (http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.134590).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with wide margins. The sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains (but there are minor marks in the margins).

I am selling this large and finely executed etching exemplifying the classical spirit with a strong stylistic leaning to Nicolas Poussin’s (1594–1665) landscapes—mindful that Jan Glauber who designed this plate executed the series, “Six Landscapes after Poussin” (TIB 7.20–7.25])—for a total cost of AU$316 (currently US$210.68/EUR190.73/GBP160.82 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$316) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this curiously engaging landscape etching underpinned by a narrative of symbolism waiting to be read—note for example (and please be mindful that the following points of interest in the composition are where my eyes paused and may have no symbolic significance at all): a shepherd seated on an ancient monument topped by a huge urn (possibly a sarcophagus which could be a reminder that death is inevitable); two washerwomen engrossed in conversation while walking along a path watched by the shepherd resting on a potential vanitas symbol; two figures on the right of the monument/sarcophagus with one wading in a stream (an activity possibly symbolising spiritual nourishment) while a seated companion watches—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Adolf van der Laan's etching, “Arcadian River Landscape with Two Donkeys”, c.1721

Adolf van der Laan (aka Adriaen van der Laan; Andries van der Laan) (c.1690–1742) “Arcadian River Landscape with Two Donkeys”, 1710–1747, from the series of forty plates, “Italian and German landscapes”, after  Johannes Glauber (aka Jan Glauber; Joannes Glauber; Polydor; Polidoro) (1646–c.1726), published by Leonard Schenk (aka Leon Schenk; Leonard Schenck) (fl.1720–1746) in Amsterdam.

Etching on laid paper (text watermark) trimmed with a narrow margin around the platemark.

Size: (sheet) 25.5 x 38.2 cm; (plate) 24.4 x 37.1 cm; (image borderline) 23.9 x 37 cm.

Hollstein German 81 (Robert Zijlma [comp.] 1975, “German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, ca. 1400–1700: Georg (Jörg) to after Johann Andreas Graf”, vol. 10, Amsterdam, Van Gendt & Co, p. 128, cat. 81).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print:

(Transl.) “Arcadian river landscape with two figures seated on the right and walking alongside a donkey, on the left figures on the bank. The print is part of a 40-part series of prints with representations of Italian and German landscapes”

(http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.134585).

Condition: well-printed early impression (based on the lack to wear to the printing plate), trimmed with a narrow margin around the platemark. There is a flattened centre fold and pencil and ink notations from previous collectors (verso), otherwise the sheet is in an excellent condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes, losses, abrasions, significant stains or foxing).

I am selling this large and finely executed etching exemplifying the early tradition dating back to at least Nicolas Poussin—mindful that Glauber executed a series of six landscapes after Poussin (TIB 20 [393]–25 [296])—of populating landscapes with figures and man-made features from an Arcadian past—note the river god and supplicant in the foreground and the travellers wearing classical robes passing a classically decorated sarcophagus (“flesh eater”) further back—for a total cost of AU$316 (currently US$217.99/EUR195.78/GBP167.33 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world

If you are interested in purchasing this strong landscape etching that is underpinned by a narrative waiting to be read—note the storyboard elements: a man paying obeisance to a river god; travellers in conversation (I like to believe that they are discussing the tomb); a distant fisherman wading through a stream with a hand-net on his back (possibly indicative of sexual need); a radiant towering mountain seemingly cradling a building on its lower slope—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