The Personification of Amsterdam Riding in Neptune's Chariot

1701

Ludolf Backhuysen

Ludolf Backhuysen (Dutch, 1631–1708)

Prints

The River IJ and Seascapes: The Personification of Amsterdam Riding in Neptune's Chariot, 1701. Ludolf Backhuysen (Dutch, 1631–1708), Ludolf Backhuysen (Dutch, 1631–1708). Etching; sheet: 26.1 x 31.8 cm (10 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.); platemark: 19.8 x 26 cm (7 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.848.1

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Backhuysen, Ludolf, I
Classification: Portfolio
Formatted Medium: etching
Medium: etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 26.1 x 31.8 cm (10 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.); Platemark: 19.8 x 26 cm (7 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: top left, on flag, in plate: AMSTERDAM[in reverse] ; lower left, in plate: L. Bakhuizen fecit et exc: cum Privil: ord: Hollandiæ ; lower right, on barrel, in plate: LBAK[in reverse] ; lower center, in separate plate: Zoo bouwt men hier aan't Scheepryk Y / De Moerbalk van den Staat en Steeden, / Ten besten van't gemeen, in Leeden / Van de Indiaansche Maatschappy: / Zoo brengt men peerlen, wyd vant een in't ander Landt; / Daar Kristus Leer, geleert, gesticht werd, en geplant. / Ludolf Bakhuizen. ; lower left, in graphite: D.1. ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: 10ps_ak_00-"
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 1924.848.1
Credit Line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Rights Statement: CC0