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Klare Onderrichtinge der Voortreffelijcke Worstel-Konst
Author: Nicolaes Petter (Dutch, 17th century)
Illustrated by: Romeyn de Hooghe (Dutch, 1645–1708)
Publisher: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge (Dutch, active 1674–1706)
Illustrated by: Romeyn de Hooghe (Dutch, 1645–1708)
Publisher: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge (Dutch, active 1674–1706)
1674
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 71 etchings
Dimensions
27.3 x 20.5 x 2.2 cm (10 3/4 x 8 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow
Accession Number1971.731
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, 1674
Catalogue Raisonné
Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, IX, nos. 968-1038; Landwehr, de Hooghe Book Illustrator, 39
Description(Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, 1674) Quarto; 83 leaves; contemporary half red sheepskin, speckled red decorative paper boards (beige phase box).
Scenes of hand-to-hand combat with knives, wrestling, and boxing.
Scenes of hand-to-hand combat with knives, wrestling, and boxing.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, December 8, 1971.