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Antique Print of a Beached Whale by Van der Gouwen 'c.1680'
$1,675 (£1,270, €1,500)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1680
- Size
- 20.3 × 22.6 in (51.5 × 57.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning, original folding line. Minor wear. Frame included, good condition with only a few small defects. Please study images carefully.
- Period
- Before 1700
- Section
- Fish and shells
- Reference
- f_24315432
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print titled 'Een Walvisch lang zo voeten, gestrandt op de Hollandtse zee-kust, tusschen Schevelingen en Katwyk, in Sprokkelmaandt, 1598'. Beautiful original antique print of the beach between Scheveningen and Katwijk, the Netherlands. It depicts a large sperm whale that has washed ashore and may figures. Engraved by Gilliam van der Gouwen after Jacob Matham. Published circa 1680.
