362 - B. BERNAERTS (18th) after BOURG (*1693), 'The Baptism of Rhinsbourg', 1736, Copper engraving

B. BERNAERTS (18th) after BOURG (*1693), 'The Baptism of Rhinsbourg', 1736, Copper engraving Balthasar Bernaerts (18th century) after Louis Fabricius Du Bourg (1693 Amsterdam - 1775 ibid.): 'Le Baptême de Rhinsbourg' - Baptism in Rhinsbourg with groups of people in the street watching the baptism ceremony, Holland, 1736, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Signed on the left and right below the image in the printing plate, inscribed in the centre below. Date: 1736 Keywords: Rijnsburg, Rhinsbourg, baptism, baptism ceremony, ceremony, 18th century, Baroque, Cities, Netherlands, Size: Paper: 42,5 cm x 52,5 cm (16,7 x 20,7 in), Plate: 32,8 cm x 42,7 cm (12,9 x 16,8 in), Depiction: 30,0 cm x 41,5 cm (11,8 x 16,3 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet has discoloured according to its age; around the margins, especially the upper one, with foxing. With a vertical crease across the centre of the sheet. The margins, especially the lower one, bear tears and lesions.