Dichtkunst en Vrijheid en de rivier de Amstel
Pieter Tanjé
1755
Medium
etching
Dimensions
144; 183
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Titelpagina voor: Winter, Nicolaas Simon van. De Amstelstroom, in zes zangen. Amsterdam: Pieter Meyer, 1755.
About the Artist
Pieter Tanjé · 1706–1761
**Pieter Tanjé (1706–1761)** was a Dutch reproductive engraver active in the eighteenth century. Born in Bolsward, he initially worked as a shipmate on the shipping service between his hometown and Amsterdam. In his spare time, he engraved designs for snuff boxes, an activity that proved so successful that it led to his artistic training. Encouraged by Jacob Folkema, Tanjé enrolled at the age of ...