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Beschryving der nieuwlijks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde Slang-brand-spuiten
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A Burnt House on the Heerengracht, Amsterdam
Beschryving der nieuwlijks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde Slang-brand-spuiten
Jan van der Heyden (Dutch, 1637–1712)
Dutch
1690
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Platemark: 34.7 × 23.6 cm (13 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Sheet: 36.1 × 24.1 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Sheet: 36.1 × 24.1 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.1082
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPrepared for and published with Jan van der Heyden, Beschryving der nieuwlijks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde Slang-brand-spuiten (Amsterdam: Jan Rieuwertsz., 1690).
It is not clear whether this impression was extracted from a copy of the book, or issued separately. The MFA has a copy of the complete treatise (accession number 69.959).
It is not clear whether this impression was extracted from a copy of the book, or issued separately. The MFA has a copy of the complete treatise (accession number 69.959).
ProvenanceMay 6 - 9, 1930, sale, Duplicates from the State Hermitage Museum and others sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, lot 482, sold to P. and D. Colnaghi., Ltd., London; 1930, sold by Colnaghi to the MFA for £3.9.0 (for two prints). (Accession Date: July 1, 1930)