Antique Print-EMBLEM-ROCK-CLIMB-SHINING TEMPLE-Spinneker-Vinne-1757

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Voor vlyt is alles licht.' - ('Everything is light for industry'). Several people are climbing a steep rock on top of which a shining temple.

Condition: Good, given age. Margins cropped close to the platemark. A wormhole in the right margin (only just affecting the image border). Some soiling in the top left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Etching on hand laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 13 x 10 cm. The image size is ca. 12 x 9 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5.1 x 3.9 inch. The image size is ca. 4.7 x 3.5 inch.

Part Number: 62131

Location: C329-41

Description: From "Leerzame Zinnebeelden" by Adriaan Spinneker, probably a 1757 edition. Ref: Landwehr, Emblem & Fable books Low Countries 760; Landwehr, Dutch Emblem books (1962), 217; NNBW 4, cols. 1260-2. We also carry a full page version with text. Please inquire.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Vincent van der Vinne Jr.' after 'Adriaan Spinneker'. Most of the refined plates are by painter and etcher Vincent van der Vinne Jr (1686-1742), although J.C. Philips is given as the etcher of 4 plates in the second part of this book. The author of this work is Adriaan Spinniker (Groningen 1676-1754 Haarlem). He was a preacher with the doopsgezinde gemeente in Amsterdam. He is known for his poetry.