2/16

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

**2/16 by Marcus de Bye (1664)** This delicate etching, titled *2/16* and created by Dutch artist Marcus de Bye in 1664, measures a modest 118 × 152 mm, inviting close inspection much like a pocket-sized treasure from the Dutch Golden Age. De Bye, active in the mid-17th, was a skilled printmaker whose works often captured everyday scenes and landscapes with a keen eye for detail. As the second in what appears to be a series of 16 plates, it reflects the era's fascination with sequential storytelling through prints, making art accessible beyond oil paintings. Etching, the medium here, was a r...