ANONYMOUS, Riders near a river

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Etching and engraving on wove paper (with watermark J Kool), sheet size ca. 210 x 165 mm., platemark 179 x 89 mm. One of the 76 etchings and engravings from 'Spiegel der natuur en School ter Teekenkunde, bevattende LXXVI afbeeldingen van landschappen, landsdouwen, watergezichten, enz. enz. […]', Amsterdam: Ed. Van Esveldt-Holtrop, [ca. 1830]. This publication contained a series of prints after various printmakers, including Silvestre, Perelle, Della Bella, Almeloveen, Van Schyndel, Visscher and Schenk.

A group of rider stands waiting near an open door. Beside them a river with a person with a dog crossing the bridge.

In very good condition, dampstaining in the far top right corner, two small damp spots just below and in the lower edge of the image (not visible in the image).