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

Description:
Landscape with two figures seated in the grass next to a bridge in the foreground; house on a hill in the backgrounds.

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 3 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:
All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.

Condition:
Excellent impression on watermarked laid paper trimmed outside plate border leaving tread margins. Remains of former mounting at left side. Indicated as (very rare' in pencil by the former owner.