Antique Print-CANAL-FEED-SWAN-CHILD-SAFE-FALL-Spinneker-Vinne-1757

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Antique print, titled: 'Wat is zy vaardig!' - ('She is so capable'). A small girl leaning forward throws a ball of bread into the water, towards a swan with her chicks. The child's mother runs to save her child from falling into the canal. Etching on hand laid paper. Description: From "Leerzame Zinnebeelden" by Adriaan Spinneker, probably a 1757 edition. Ref: Landwehr, Emblem & Fable books Low Countries 760; Landwehr, Dutch Emblem books (1962), 217; NNBW 4, cols. 1260-2.Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Vincent van der Vinne Jr.' after 'Adriaan Spinneker'. Most of the refined plates are by painter and etcher Vincent van der Vinne Jr (1686-1742), although J.C. Philips is given as the etcher of 4 plates in the second part of this book. The author of this work is Adriaan Spinniker (Groningen 1676-1754 Haarlem). He was a preacher with the doopsgezinde gemeente in Amsterdam. He is known for his poetry. Condition: Good, given age. Margins cropped close to the platemark. Some faint dampstaining in the image area. Top left corner soiled. A small wormhole in the top right corner of the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C329-32 The overall size is ca. 5.1 x 3.9 inch. The image size is ca. 4.5 x 3.5 inch. The overall size is ca. 13 x 10 cm. The image size is ca. 11.5 x 9 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 62120

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