Gezicht op het eiland Sint-Helena, Robert Sayer, after Jan van Ryne, 1754

Title(s)

Gezicht op het eiland Sint-Helena
The island of St. Helen. Belonging to the East India Company of England (title on object)
Nederzettingen van de VOC (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1932-438

Catalogue reference

• Sayer 4

Inscriptions / marks

• date

Description

Rechtsboven genummerd: 6.

Artist

• publisher: Robert Sayer (mentioned on object)
• print maker: anonymous
• after drawing by: Jan van Ryne (mentioned on object)

Place

publisher: London
print maker: England

Dating

1754

Material

• paper
• watercolor (paint)

Technique

etching / brush

Measurements

height 260 mm × width 404 mm

What

• island (+ landscape with figures, staffage)
• sailing-ship, sailing-boat
• rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Where

• Sint-Helena

Acquisition

unknown 1932

Copyright

Public domain

• Two hundred and six perspective views adapted to the diagonal mirrour or optical pillar machine, cat.nr. 4