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Born in Kassel, Zeuner arrived in Amsterdam around 1750, although his first known work dates from after 1770. He perfected techniques for engraving in gold and silver leaf and his pictures were greatly admired in fashionable Dutch circles. Zeuner's oeuvre consists mainly of town views, largely of Amsterdam, as illustrated by two of the following three lots, as well as views of Haarlem, Utrecht and Groningen. Zeuner also specialised in views of country houses, such as those on the Vecht and the Amstel near Amsterdam, generally based on engravings by his contemporaries Jan de Beijer (1703-1780), Simon Fokke (1712-1784) and Wiebrand Hendriks (1744-1831). Zeuner also produced canal and harbour landscapes and more rarely battle scenes, as depicted in lot 303.

A DUTCH VERRE EGLOMISE VIEW OF AMSTERDAM

BY JONAS ZEUNER (1727-1814), LATE 18TH CENTURY, AFTER THE 1760 ENGRAVING BY SIMON FOKKE

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A DUTCH VERRE EGLOMISE VIEW OF AMSTERDAM
BY JONAS ZEUNER (1727-1814), LATE 18TH CENTURY, AFTER THE 1760 ENGRAVING BY SIMON FOKKE
Depicting the Oude Schans Met Montelbaanstoren, signed 'Zeuner.fec.', within a rectangular parcel-gilt moulded frame
13¼ in. x 16¾ in. (34 cm. x 42.5 cm.), without frame

Provenance

Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 March 1996, lot 244 where acquired by the present owner.

Literature

J. Sprenkels-ten Horn and A. Sprenkels, Jonas Zeuner (1727-1814), Amsterdam, 1994, p. 14, no. 20 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

An engraving executed in 1760 by Simon Fokke (1712-1784) after a drawing by Jan de Beijer (1703-1780), is illustrated Ibid., p. 26, no. 48, while a related verre églomisé picture by Zeuner is illustrated Ibid., no. 47.

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