Military & Political · 18th century
€ 150
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Antique print, titled: '5e Halve Brigade Infanterie en 1e Bataljon Jagers 1799.' - This plate shows the fighting of the Dutch infantry against the British army in the dunes of the province of Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, 1799. From ´De uniformen van de Nederlansche Zee- en Landmacht hier te lande en in de kolonien, naar aquarellen of teekeningen van J. Hoynck van Papendrecht, W.C. Staring en J.P. de Veer´. Published in The Netherlands 1900.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'P. W. van de Weyer' after 'J. Hoynck van Papendrecht'. Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht (1858 - 1933) was a Dutch painter and illustrator, famed for his military art. In 1900, the famous book The Uniforms of the Dutch Navy and Army appeared in two parts, in which many of the illustrations were contributed by van Papendrecht.
Technic: Chromolithograph on vellin (wove) paper.
Condition: Good, given age. Edges slightly browned, not affecting image. Tiny tear right edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Date: 1900
Overall size: 19.1 x 12.2 inch
Image size: 0.001 x 14.1 x 10.6 inch
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