Willem Swidde - Laeckoo Palace

Laeckoo Palace

Willem Swidde's "Laeckoo Palace" is an original etching published in 1691. This impression originates from "Suecia Antigua et Hodierna". It is printed on 17th century hand-made, laid paper bearing the Arms of Amsterdam watermark. "Laeckoo Palace" represents a fine, original example of the landscape and topographical art created by the Dutch artist, Willem Swidde.

Laeckoo Palace

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Willem Swidde (Amsterdam, c. 1660 - Stockholm, 1697)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Subject	-
01-		De Joode Koning Alexander Jannaeus, een Machabeer by Willem Swidde	Original Etching & Engraving	1686	Scenes depicting the history of the Maccabees	Sold
02.-		Judas Machabeus hersteld den Tempel met den Brand-Altaar by Willem Swidde	Original Etching & Engraving	1686	Scenes depicting the history of the Maccabees
03.-		Laeckoo Palace by Willem Swidde	Original Etching	1691	Landscape, seascape views published for "Suecia Antigua et Hodierna"

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Title:	Laeckoo Palace
Artist:	Swidde, Willem (Amsterdam, c. 1660 - Stockholm, 1697)
Date:	1691
Medium:	Original Etching
Note:	Willem Swidde: No nation will ever again quite possibly produce such an outstanding array of original etchers as Holland in the seventeenth century. One need only mention several names: Rembrandt, Ruisdael, Dujardin, van Ostade, Waterloo and a host of others raised etching, and in particular the landscape etching, to its highest plateau. Despite a short life, Willem Swidde fully belongs to this 'Golden Age' of the art of etching.
	Not much is known of Willem Swidde's actual life. It is assumed he was born about the year 1660. His first work to be published in Holland was a set of landscape etchings based upon the designs of Dirk Dalens. Several years later he established a reputation for a fine set of large, marine etchings based upon his own designs. Willem Swidde also was commissioned to contribute etchings to illustrated books of the day, most notably in the fields of topography and Biblical subjects.
	In about 1690, Willem Swidde left Holland for the Kingdom of Sweden to work upon designs and etchings for a proposed publication entitled, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna. The text was written by E. Dahlberg. Several years later a fellow Dutch etcher, Jan Van Den Aveelen (1650-1727), joined Willem Swidde in Stockholm (Holmiae) to complete the undertaking. Altogether, the project, with its large and minutely detailed etchings took more than twenty years to complete and was not published in its final form until 1715. Willem Swidde had contributed fifty-four etchings by the year of his death (1697) and these magnificent views stand among the greatest topographical etchings of their time.
	Laeckoo Palace stands as a brilliant testament to the artistry of Willem Swidde. As befits such a topographical work, the palace is portrayed with as much detail and accuracy as possible and is thus placed in a position where two angles of the building are clearly visible. The surrounding countryside, the lake and its ships, however, are both artistically and lovingly handled. As with the finest of Dutch 17th century etching, landscape and topography are merged to become art.
Raisonne:	K. G. Boon, ed., Hollstein's Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, Vol. 29, 1984, pp. 145 - 164.
	Catalogue # 166, First and Only State.
Source:	Suecia Antigua et Hodierna
Size:	8 1/8 X 13 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Buy Now	Price: $635.00 US
Condition:	Printed on seventeenth century hand-made, laid paper bearing the Arms of Amsterdam watermark. This probably indicates that this is an early impression struck long before the completed publication date of 1715. As well, the strong lines and sharp details in this impression confirms that this is an initial printing. Trimmed to the plate-mark (which is customary with 17th century etchings) but re-bordered with laid paper by a previous owner. Laeckoo Palace represents a brilliant, original example of the art of Willem Swidde.
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