Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Panoramic View of Jerusalem – Large Hand–Colored Engraving – The Netherlands, late 17th Century
Ierusalem, a panoramic view of Jerusalem, seen from the Mount of Olives. Engraving by Cornelis de Bruyn. [the Netherlands, ca. late 17th century].
Large panorama of the city of Jerusalem (width: 125 cm); hand–colored.
Presumably, this engraving originates from the book 'Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn' [Travels of Cornelis de Bruyn], by painter and writer Cornelis de Bruyn (Delft: Henrik van kroonveld, 1698) – the description of a journey through Asia Minor, several Greek islands, and the cities and towns of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine.
Approx. 125X32.5 cm. Frame: 149X55.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor tears to margins and along fold lines. Mounted on acid–free paper for restoration and preservation, matted and framed. Minor blemishes to frame.
Laor: 967.
Provenance: Private collection.