Hendrik Spilman - The Market, the Town Hall and the Church in Wyk te Duurstede - Sold
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- Description
- Hendrik Spilman (1721-1784)
| Type of artwork | Prints & Editions |
| Year | 1750 |
| Technique | Etching/Aquatint |
| Subject | Historic |
| Framed | Framed |
| Dimensions | 14.5 x 19.5 cm (h x w) |
| Incl. frame | 28.5 x 31.5 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Unsigned/Print signed |
The Market and the Old Town Hall Wijk bij Duurstede
The images that Spilman made of Wijk bij Duurstede (after a drawing by Beijer) are very sought after. This copy is professionally framed.
What is special is that the engravings are over 270 years old and yet still very recognizable, even today. The old Town Hall is a national monument, built in the years 1662-1666. A smaller town hall used to stand on the same spot. The city council was seated here. The bailiff and aldermen also administered justice here. That is why there were cells in the lower house. Important items such as the treasury, city stamps and charters were kept in the building. The Old Town Hall and the Market have withstood the test of time and the Old Town Hall is now ready for its next renovation. In later years, the Old Town Hall served as a town hall. Due to the construction of a new city office on Karel de Grotestraat, the town hall lost its administrative function in 1981. [1] .
Engravings of the Old Town Hall can be found in museum collections, such as the Rijksmuseum [2]
What is unique about this etching is that it was colored by hand - probably in later years.
Description
View of the market in Wijk bij Duurstede with the town hall and the tower of the Grote Kerk.
Manufacture
Manufacturer
- printmaker: Hendrik Spilman (mentioned on object)
- based on a drawing by: Jan de Beijer (mentioned on object)
- publisher: widow Isaac Tirion (possibly)
Place of manufacture
printmaker: Haarlem
publisher: Amsterdam
Dating
1745 - 1772
Explanation
Print also used in: Present state of the United Netherlands, twelfth part, continuing the description of the province of Utrecht. Decorated with maps and printed representations / Contemporary history, or present state of all peoples; XXII. part (…). Amsterdam: widow Isaac Tirion, 1772, between p. 92 and p. 93.
[1] Information taken from: https://www.wijkbijduurstede.nl/wijk-bij-duurstede/geschiedenis-van-het-oude-stadhuis/ Jojanneke Clarijs
[2] https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-1937-1762
| Condition | |||||||||||
| Condition | Very good | ||||||||||
| It is a work from around 1750 and comes from a sheet edition. You can see the usual folds. Unique to this work is that it is colored by hand, probably at a later stage. | |||||||||||
| Shipment | |||||||||||
| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Wijk bij duurstede, The Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Shipment | Parcel post | ||||||||||
| Price | Up to 2 kg.
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