Italy - Bird's-eye view of the Swiss towns of Lenzburg

Type: Copper engraving, finished with burin Support: Hand-laid paper lightly; Status: Excellent print quality, in good preservation with slight traces of foxing and browning; The paper shows a slight and natural browning of time, yellowing and an editorial fold, all as per photo; Shipping: Insured shipping via Bartolini/DPD courier. To take advantage of the insurance coverage, any damage to the package must be contested and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance refund procedure; Provenance: Private collection provenance; Matthäus Merian the Elder (Basel, 1593 – Bad Schwalbach, 1650) was one of the most important engravers, draughtsmen and publishers of Swiss origin in the 17th century. His fame is tied mainly to the production of bird’s-eye city views and cartographic maps of extraordinary technical precision and artistic beauty. Caspar Merian (1627–1686) was one of the most important German engravers and essayists of the 17th century, renowned especially for his extraordinary topographical views of European cities. Josua Zehender (1609–1661), a famous Swiss painter and draftsman of the 17th century, born in Bern. It was he who produced the on-site preparatory drawings of many Swiss localities, which were faithfully engraved on copper plates by Matthäus Merian the Elder and his heirs for publication.

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