Pieter Potter - Interior of an Inn with Drinkers and Smokers
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Pieter Symonsz Potter, Interior of an Inn with Drinkers and Smokers, etching, 1650, Netherlands, sheet size 17 × 23.5 cm, excellent condition, plate signed.
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Pieter Symonsz Potter
A Tavern scene
Amsterdam: Clement de Jonghe, C1650.
Rare first edition. Engraved by Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer.
This mid Seventeenth century engraving shows the interior of an inn, with drinkers and smokers. Mounted onto stiff paper, the engraving is in good, clean condition. Signed in the plate. The names of the drinkers are engraved by each figure. Engraving is 162 × 221 mm. Sheet size 17 × 23.5 cm.
The Characters:
Hein Boon: the standing figure at the back left
Marri Vinken: the woman smoking a pipe (the first letter after “Marri” is unclear)
Roel Otten: the man behind her
Ceessen Aren: the man bending over with his back to us
Marri Correns: the woman with her arm thrown up
Klas Kadt: the grinning man with the jug, lower right
Ianten Zidtcast: the figure seated at the back right
Ceessen Trincken: the figure slumped on the floor, lower left
The characters read like comic peasant names . For example “Trincken” (drinking) for the man passed out on the floor are typical
A woman smoking a pipe, front and centre. Female smokers were a stock subject of comic and moralising prints, showing a household turned upside down.
The drunk asleep on the floor with his jug, and the overturned tankard in the foreground, are the moral warning about drink.
The man at the back left facing the fireplace corner is probably relieving himself, a common joke in these scenes.
Klas Kadt and Marri Correns look as if they are about to dance, or sing.
Seller's Story
We are professional booksellers based in France, and have been members of ILAB for many years. We currently hold full membership of SLAM, as well as other organisations. We also sell at fairs and markets across Europe.
We are often found at brocantes and marches, searching for books and prints. We are also always interested in acquiring new stock from individuals, so if you have books or prints to sell, do get in touch.
We are proud to purchase biodegradable packaging and materials. Where possible, all of our book wrap and tape are compostable or re-cyclable. If you do receive any plastic bubble wrap from us - it is because we are re-using items we have received.
Pieter Symonsz Potter
A Tavern scene
Amsterdam: Clement de Jonghe, C1650.
Rare first edition. Engraved by Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer.
This mid Seventeenth century engraving shows the interior of an inn, with drinkers and smokers. Mounted onto stiff paper, the engraving is in good, clean condition. Signed in the plate. The names of the drinkers are engraved by each figure. Engraving is 162 × 221 mm. Sheet size 17 × 23.5 cm.
The Characters:
Hein Boon: the standing figure at the back left
Marri Vinken: the woman smoking a pipe (the first letter after “Marri” is unclear)
Roel Otten: the man behind her
Ceessen Aren: the man bending over with his back to us
Marri Correns: the woman with her arm thrown up
Klas Kadt: the grinning man with the jug, lower right
Ianten Zidtcast: the figure seated at the back right
Ceessen Trincken: the figure slumped on the floor, lower left
The characters read like comic peasant names . For example “Trincken” (drinking) for the man passed out on the floor are typical
A woman smoking a pipe, front and centre. Female smokers were a stock subject of comic and moralising prints, showing a household turned upside down.
The drunk asleep on the floor with his jug, and the overturned tankard in the foreground, are the moral warning about drink.
The man at the back left facing the fireplace corner is probably relieving himself, a common joke in these scenes.
Klas Kadt and Marri Correns look as if they are about to dance, or sing.
Seller's Story
We are professional booksellers based in France, and have been members of ILAB for many years. We currently hold full membership of SLAM, as well as other organisations. We also sell at fairs and markets across Europe.
We are often found at brocantes and marches, searching for books and prints. We are also always interested in acquiring new stock from individuals, so if you have books or prints to sell, do get in touch.
We are proud to purchase biodegradable packaging and materials. Where possible, all of our book wrap and tape are compostable or re-cyclable. If you do receive any plastic bubble wrap from us - it is because we are re-using items we have received.
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Artist
Pieter Potter
Title of artwork
Interior of an Inn with Drinkers and Smokers
Technique
Etching
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
1650
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
17 cm
Width
23.5 cm
Weight
500 g
Depiction/theme
Interior scene
Style
Classical
Sold with frame
No
Period
17th century
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