PCT-5613

Antique Print of Sinhalese People and the Sacred Bodhi Tree by Van Schley (1755)

  • Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1755
  • Overall size: 19 x 25 cm.
  • Image size: 14 x 19 cm.
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.. Antique Print of Sinhalese People and the Sacred Bodhi Tree by Van Schley (1755)

Description: Antique print titled ‘Nobles Chingulais - Chinguleesse Edellieden‘. This print depicts Sinhalese nobles, Sinhalese women and the sacred Bodhi Tree. Originates from a Dutch edition of 'Histoire générale des voyages' by Antoine-François Prévost.

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by J. van Schley. Jakob van der Schley (Amsterdam, 1715-1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver, who studied under Bernard Picart, and whose style he subsequently copied.