[Dutch etching "Laden Asses"]

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Etching by Dutch printmaker Theodorus van Kessell as part of his series in collaboration with designer Jan van den Hecke the Elder "Alcune Animali" in 1654. The print, "Laden Asses", shows two saddled donkeys resting in an open field with a small village/ farm in the distance.

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1 art print : etching, b&w ; 12 x 9 cm.

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Van Den Hecke The Elder, Jan & Van Kessell, Theodorus 1654.

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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 23 times. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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Etching by Dutch printmaker Theodorus van Kessell as part of his series in collaboration with designer Jan van den Hecke the Elder "Alcune Animali" in 1654. The print, "Laden Asses", shows two saddled donkeys resting in an open field with a small village/ farm in the distance.

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1 art print : etching, b&w ; 12 x 9 cm.

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Théodorus van Kessel (1620 – 1696) was a Southern Netherlands engraver. Little is known of his early life, but in 1652 he settled in Antwerp and in 1679 an engraver by the name Theodor Andreas van Kessel became a member of the Antwerp guild. He is known for several series of prints among them is a 10 plate series of of animals he made in 1654 for Jan van den Hecke entitled Alcune Animali.

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

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  • 1654

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Van Den Hecke The Elder, Jan & Van Kessell, Theodorus. [Dutch etching "Laden Asses"], artwork, 1654; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2016463/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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