[Etching and engraving "David Tenier's House"]

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Etching and engraving of "David Tenier's House" published on August 15, 1757. The design was attribute to Dutch miniaturist David Eniers the Younger (1610-1690) and was printed by English printmaker Thomas Major (1720-1799). The image shows a large manor house on the right edge of a river bank with a bridge arching over the river. A group of three fisherman are gathered on the shore in the foreground communicating the scale of the rest of the scene to the viewer.

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1 art print : etching and engraving, b&w ; 27 x 21 cm.

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Major, Thomas & Eniers the Younger, David August 15, 1757.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 59 times, with 19 in the last month. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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Etching and engraving of "David Tenier's House" published on August 15, 1757. The design was attribute to Dutch miniaturist David Eniers the Younger (1610-1690) and was printed by English printmaker Thomas Major (1720-1799). The image shows a large manor house on the right edge of a river bank with a bridge arching over the river. A group of three fisherman are gathered on the shore in the foreground communicating the scale of the rest of the scene to the viewer.

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1 art print : etching and engraving, b&w ; 27 x 21 cm.

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Thomas Major (1720-1799) was an English engraver. He spent his early career in Paris but returned to England and became engraver to Frederick, Prince of Wales. Major was the first engraver recognized by the Royal Academy of Arts, and was chief seal engraver to the King.

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  • Preferred Citation: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection (AR0133), University of North Texas Special Collections

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This collection contains digitized prints from rare and scholarly books owned by Jeanne Dixon, who acquired the collection from Emerich P. Korecz.

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  • August 15, 1757

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Major, Thomas & Eniers the Younger, David. [Etching and engraving "David Tenier's House"], artwork, August 15, 1757; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2016479/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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