Antique Castle Print-RUURLO-NETHERLANDS-Christ-1846

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Plate: 'Het Huis te Ruurlo.' (Ruurlo Castle.) This castle is situated in the province of Gelderland in Ruurlo. It was first mentioned in 1326. Since the 15th century it has been in the hands of the Van Heeckeren family. Today it is open for the public and weddings are held there. Original crayon type lithographs, printed on so-called 'chine-collee', a thin layer of Japanese paper pressed on a vellin/vellum type paper. Description: This delicate original old antique view originates from: 'Oud-Nederland in de uit vroegere dagen, overgeblevene Burgen en Kasteelen. Geschetst en afgebeeld, door Mr. C.P.E. Robide van de Aa.', published in Nijmegen by C.A. Vieweg, 1846. (Historic Netherlands and its remaining Castles.)Artists and Engravers: The author of this work is Christianus Petrus Eliza Robide van der Aa (1791-1851), a Dutch lawyer/judge and writer. Most of the Lithographs in this work by several lithographers are after Johannes Francisciscus Christ (1790-1845), a painter from Nijmegen. Condition: Good. General age related toning. Occasional light foxing, mostly in margins. Storage location: C12-03 The overall size is ca. 8.9 x 5.5 inch. The image size is ca. 6.3 x 4.3 inch. The overall size is ca. 22.5 x 14 cm. The image size is ca. 16 x 11 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 13035

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