Antique Print of the Mausoleum of Augustus by Later (1704)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Mausoleum Augusti - Mausoleum Vestigia' - This original old antique print shows the Mausoleum of Augustus and its remnants in Rome, Italy. This original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Beschryving van Oud en Nieuw Rome. Verdeelt in drie Deelen. In 't Fransch beschreven door den Heer Francois Desseine. En in 't Nederduitsch vertaalt.', by Francois Desseine and published by Francois Halma in 1704, first published in French in 1690. Copies of this work are rarely complete as the maps and engravings are of high quality matching the work of Piranesi.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'J. De Later' after 'Jan Goeree'. Made by J .de Later after Jan Goeree. Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch engraver and poet. He was the son of the Middelburg bookseller Willem Goeree. Born in Middelburg, but soon they moved to Amsterdam. Initially he focussed on painting, assumably a student of Gerard de Lairesse. But he is best known for his engraving skills, depicting mosttly emblematic and historic scenes. In 1705 he was commisioned by the Mayor of Amsterdam to design the drawings for the ceiling paintings for the grand hall of the old city hall, which were then painted byJ. Hoogzaat and G. Rademaker.