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View of the Tower called Jan Roodenpoortstoren and the Singel Canal in Amsterdam

Jonas Zeuner

1770 - 1814

View of the Tower called Jan Roodenpoortstoren and the Singel Canal in Amsterdam by Jonas Zeuner

Medium

verre églomisé

Dimensions

52; 6.1; 42

About this artwork

achter-glas-schildering in goud, zilver en zwart

About the Artist

Jonas Zeuner · 17271814

Jonas Zeuner (1727–1814) was a German-Dutch artist and engraver who perfected the distinctive technique of verre églomisé—the art of engraving designs in gold and silver leaf on the reverse side of glass. Born in Kassel, Germany, Zeuner moved to Amsterdam in 1750 at age twenty-three, where he spent the remainder of his sixty-four-year career mastering and refining this specialized decorative art f...

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