Peter van Bemmel (1685 - 1754) - Landscape with waterfall and walker

Description:
Landscape with a rural house next to a waterfall; man and dog in the foreground; from a series of five landscapes

Provenance:
Collection stamp: Lugt. 324 Becker, Wilhelm Gottlieb L.324 Collection stamp: Lugt.700b Prentenkabinet, Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden

Dimensions:
14,10 x 14,90

Literature:
Meyer 1872-85 2 Peter von Bemmel (printmaker; painter/draughtsman; German; 1685 - 1754) Painter and etcher; son of Wilhelm; specialized in landscapes; born in Nuremberg in 1685; cooperated with his brother Georg, nephew Johann Georg and Rugendas; worked for various German counts; died in Regensburg in 1754. Bibliography : Meyer, Julius, et al. Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, unter Mitwirkung der namhaftesten Fachgelehrten des In- und Auslandes (Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1872-1885): vol. III, pp. 493.Saur; Vol. 8; Munich and Leipzig 1994.

Medium:
Etching

Circa:
C. 1716-1719

Notes:
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Condition:
Excellent impression on laid paper trimmed just outside plate border.. Remains of former mounting and Collection stamps on backside.