Antwerp, 1660. Etching on cream laid paper, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (190 x 140 mm), full margins. Trimmed at the plate mark. Scattered light caramel colored areas of discoloration in the sheet corners, light skinning on the verso at the sheet corners, perhaps from a former mount. Flattened diagonal crease throughout the image area, unobtrusive. All condition points are consistent with age. Despite having been well known for painting bawdy tavern scenes, and a preference for what has been described as a dissolute lifestyle, Brouwer was highly esteemed in the art community. This is evidenced by the fact that both Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens owned works by Brouwer at the time of his death. Rubens, who began collecting works by Brouwer before having sought him out to befriend him, owned 17 works by Brouwer at the time of his own death.

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Bookseller: Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 393
Title: To drink in excess
Author: Visscher, Cornelis, after Adriaen Brouwer
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Place of Publication: Antwerp
Date Published: 1660

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Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...