engraving plate, Jan Goeree Engraver, 18th century, bottom left: J. Goeree [...] fec, General: 13 x 10,7cm 130 x 107mm, dragon, cityscape, minerva, neptune, man, mercury, sailing ship, Engraving plate for the printing labels on the packaging of Leiden bales of textile material. The plate shows a scene of three cloth-cloth dealers, depicted within a cartouche. One of the traders sits between two piles of pressed textile, the other two are in front of him. One of the pressed packs of fabric is standing upright behind the two standing men, and features a handmark with the letters AP. Behind the seated merchant is the god Neptune and to the right behind him is a ship with hoisted sails. The cartouche is crowned by the gods Mercury and Minerva, patrons of trade and craft respectively, who sit on either side of a coat of arms. Left and right of them putti. On the coat of arms an image of Archangel Michael killing the dragon. Mercury and Minerva both lean with one arm on a console, which reads No. and an at sign. At the bottom of the image with cloth merchants you can see a cityscape. Above the cityscape is BARRAKANO ALA FABRIQUE BRUXXELLES. The plate is signed lower left, Date 2012
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engraving plate, Jan Goeree Engraver, 18th century, bottom left, J. Goeree [...] fec, General, 13 x 10, 7cm 130 x 107mm, dragon, cityscape, minerva, neptune, man, mercury, sailing ship, Engraving plate, printing labels, packaging, Leiden bales, textile material., plate, a scene, three cloth-cloth dealers, depicted within, cartouche., traders sits, two piles, pressed textile, two, front, ., pressed packs, fabric, standing upright, two standing men, features, handmark, letters AP., seated merchant, god Neptune, right, a ship, hoisted sails., cartouche, crowned, gods Mercury, Minerva, patrons, trade, craft respectively, sit, side, a coat, arms. Left, right, putti., coat, arms, image, Archangel Michael killing, dragon. Mercury, Minerva, lean, arm, a console, reads No., sign., bottom, image, cloth merchants you, see, cityscape., cityscape, BARRAKANO ALA FABRIQUE BRUXXELLES., plate, signed lower left, Date 2012
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