Title
The workshop of an engraver, 1796
Creator
Fokke, Arend (Simonsz.) (redacteur), Blussé en zoon, A. (uitgever/publisher)
Year
1796
Type
prent, print
Measurements
17 x 23 cm.
Related term
graveren, burijnen
Period
18e eeuw
Classification
E: Boekillustratie
Content
This plate is from a manual on the art of engraving, where almost all the techniques are discussed that were known up to that time. In this print we see the workshop of an engraver in wood and all kinds of instruments: first of all a workbench (fig. 1) and furthermore all kinds of planes, knives, paring chisels, gouges, hammers, scrapers, burins, rulers, compasses, etc., seen from various sides.
Original
Fokke, Arend (Simonsz.). - Volledige beschrijving van alle konsten, ambachten, handwerken, fabrieken, trafieken, derzelver werkhuizen, gereedschappen, enz. Dertiende stuk. De graveur. / [door Arend Fokke, Simonsz.]. - Dordrecht: A. Blussé en zoon, 1796, pl. IV
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Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 3078 D 19
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