Artist: Hendrick van Cleve (1525 - 1590-95), or Hendrik van Cleve III was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, and prints designer. He is known for his topographical views.
Engraver: Philip (or Philips) Galle (1537 – 612) was a Dutch publisher best known for publishing old master prints, which he also produced as a designer and engraver.
Title: Huium Oppidum Leodiense (View of Liège).
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: Monogrammed at the lower right of image: HVC. Lettered in lower margin: Henri Cliuen inuen. Huium oppidum Leodiense. Philipp. Gall. excud. [No] 141 in Iron gall ink u.r.
Dimensions: Platemark 6 7/8" x 9 3/4'. Sheet 9 1/2" x 12 3/4". Mat 12 1/2" x 15".
Publisher: Dirck or Theodoor Galle was a Flemish Baroque engraver (1571 - 1633).
Edition: Ruinarum Varii Prospectus Ruriumque Aliquot Delineationes. State without number [28].
Date: 1557-1612 (c.) (c.)
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Watermark: Fleur-de-Lis.
Mat and Frame: Matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Margins trimmed unevenly. A vertical fold in the middle (as issued) was torn and non-professionally restored. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: This is the twenty-eighth plate of a set of thirty-eight engravings after Hendrick van Cleve depicting ruins in various cities, mainly around the Mediterranean Sea, published by Theodoor Galle.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1950,0306.2.28.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Flemish School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.