Description This rare print shows a view on the old fishmarket in Antwerp, Belgium. Houses in the background. Made by Egidius Linning after own design. Medium: Etching / engraving on wove paper. Sheet size: 16.2 x 14.5 cm (6.38 x 5.71 inch). Image size: 11 x 8.5 cm. (4.33 x 3.35 inch). Condition: good, given age. Remains of glue in upper corners on reverse. Tear restored in right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. OLD FISHMARKET-ANTWERP-HOUSES-BELGIUM-FISH-PEOPLE | RBOS-A10-40 BACKGROUND INFORMATION This attractive print was published 1841 (on plate). Provenance: Oval stamp with the text: “CH. protector meus”. Which means Christ protects me. Stamp from the Arenberg family in Belgium. Biography engraver: Egidius Linning (1821-1860) was a Belgian painter, draughtsman and engraver who is best known for his marine art and occasional genre scenes. He was one of the first realist engravers in Belgium. He had two older brothers (Jan Theodoor) Jozef Linnig and Willem Linnig the Elder who both became painters and engravers.
