Jan van den Aveelen

Scara

Jan van den Aveelen's original etching depicts the 18th century Swedish town of Scara. Scara is now one of the oldest cities in Sweden. With the artful inclusion of the foreground landscape with its cathedral, buldings and its travellers, Aveelen creates a compelling atmosphere that permeates the entire image. This etching is printed on early eighteenth century hand-made, laid paper as published for "Suecia Antigua et Hodierna "in 1703. It is signed, dated, and annotated "Holmie" (Stockholm) by the artist in the plate to the lower right. "Scara" is a fine, original example of the landscape art created by the Dutch artist Jan van den Aveelen.

Original Etching by the Dutch artist, Jan van den Aveelen.

Scara

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Title:	Scara
Artist:	Van den Aveelen, Jan (Leyden, 1650 - Stockholm, 1727)
Date:	1703
Medium:	Original Etching
Note:	The art of landscape etching reached its pinnacle in seventeenth and early eighteenth century Holland. Rembrandt, Ruisdael, Dujardin, van Ostade, Seeghers, Waterloo, van Everdingen and a host of others were responsible for the ‘Golden Age’ of landscape etching.
	Jan van den Aveelen: A fine Dutch landscape and topographical etcher, Jan van den Aveelen spent the first half of his career in and around his native city of Leyden. There, he built a strong reputation and was regularly employed by various publishers. His finest work, however, was yet to come. In about 1693, Jan van den Aveelen and his fellow countryman and artist, Willem Swidde, moved permanently to Sweden to work on the etchings for the publication, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, one of the finest sets of topographical etchings created at this time. Scara hails from this series. Altogether this massive project took more than twenty years to complete and was not published in its entirety until 1715. By that time, Jan van den Aveelen and Willem Swidde had each created slightly over fifty meticulous views of cities and towns and thus provided a valuable historic and artistic record of Sweden at this point in history. After completing this magnificent project, Aveelen spent his remaining years in the Swedish capital at the invitation of the King.
	Scara is a fine example of Jan van den Aveelen’s art. The entire Swedish town is accurately laid out for us, yet the artful inclusion of the foreground landscape with its cathedral, buildings and its travellers creates a compelling atmosphere that permeates the entire image.
Source:	Suecia Antigua et Hodierna
Size:	9 X 13 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed on early eighteenth century hand-made, laid paper. Trimmed to the image (which is common with etchings and engravings from this period) but expertly re-bordered with laid paper around the edges by a previous owner. Signed, dated, and annotated "Holmie" (Stockholm) by the artist in the plate to the lower right. A finely printed impression and in very good condition throughout. Scara stands as a prime, original example of the etched art of Jan van den Aveelen.
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