Lot 592
592
WINTER LANDSCAPE/ICE SKATING -- "OOSTELIJK GEZICHT DER STAD ROTTERDAM, en der Maaze, met het IJsvermaak op deeze Rivier Anno 1763". The Hague, P.G. v. Balen, n.d. (c. 1763). Engr. view by P.C. la Fargue, cold. by hand, w. captions in Dutch and French in the plate. 410 x 640 mm. Framed, glazed and under passepartout. (Uninspected out of frame, but tear in image visible in left lower corner, a bit age-toned).
Beautiful and lively view by P.C. la Fargue (1729-1782) on the River Maas with a huge crowd amusing themselves on the ice. The print is dedicated to Prince Willem V and with his coat of arms in the centre of the lower margin. The Prince himself can also be seen riding on the ice with his carriage, drawn by six horses. - Atlas van Stolk 4124; FM 4135.€ 400
Back