| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Matthäus Merian after Dirk Stoop |
| Published | [c. 1670] |
| Dimensions | Image 308 x 391 mm, Plate 316 x 398 mm, Sheet 340 x 432 mm |
| Notes |
The top image depicts the arrival of Queen Catharina of Braganza in Portsmouth, were she was greeted by King Charles II, who she was about to marry. The lower image shows the married couple arriving as guests at Whitehall. From Merian's 'Theatrum Euopaeum', after the design of two prints in a series of seven by Dirk Stoop, depicting the journey of Catharina of Braganza from Lisbon to England. German inscription to top: "Abbildung wie die Konigin von Gross Britanien zu Portsmouth an gelangt ist den 25 May Anno 1662" ("The Queen of Great Britain arriving in Portsmouth 25 May 1662") German inscription to top of second print: "Abbildung wie die Statt London den Konig und Konigin von Hampton Court kommendt nacher Whithall auf dem fluss Thames begleitet 23 Aug 1662" ("The Arrival in London of the King and Queen from Hampton Court to Whitehall along the River Thames 23 August 1662") Matthäus Merian the Elder (22 September 1593 - 19 June 1650) was a Swiss engraver born in Basel. Beginning his career in Zürich where he learned the art of copperplate engraving, Merian went on to study and work in various cities throughout France. In 1615, Merian returned to Basel. His return to Basel, however, was short lived, moving to Frankfurt the following year to work for the publisher Johann Theodor de Bry. Merian later married de Bry's daughter. He was also the father of Maria Sibylla Merian, one of the greatest natural history artists of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Dirk Stoop (c. 1610-1668) was a painter and printmaker, active in Utrecht. He travelled to Rome, Lisabon, London and Hamburg and worked for Catherine of Braganza, who married King Charles II. He often signed as "DS" or as Roderigo Stoop with "R Stoop". Condition: Repaired tear to bottom margin. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £250.00 |
| Stock ID | 46197 |