Ispahan
By Bruin (Le Brun, Cornelius Le Bruyn)
A superb large scale panorama of Isfahan from the time when it was the capital of Iran.Le Bruyn was a Dutch artist and traveler. He was a painter for emperor Peter the Great as well. Of particular interest are his descriptions of Nizhny Novgorod and his drawings of Persepolis, a city destroyed by Alexander the Great. Also, his talent for landscapes is truly present in two large panoramas of Moscow & "Spahan".Le Bruyn left for this trans-Asia expedition in 1701 at the age of 50, taking seven years to reach the East-Indies "by way of Muscovy & Persia." It detailed the most important parts of each country including their cities, native people, natural flora and fauna, and antiquities., Image Size : 300x1875 (mm), 11.75x73.75 (Inches), Platemark Size : 305x1880 (mm), 12x74 (Inches), Paper Size : 405x1985 (mm), 15.875x78.125 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving
Published by: Paris, 1737
Vendor: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
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By Bruin (Le Brun, Cornelius Le Bruyn)
A superb large scale panorama of Isfahan from the time when it was the capital of Iran.Le Bruyn was a Dutch artist and traveler. He was a painter for emperor Peter the Great as well. Of particular interest are his descriptions of Nizhny Novgorod and his drawings of Persepolis, a city destroyed by Alexander the Great. Also, his talent for landscapes is truly present in two large panoramas of Moscow & "Spahan".Le Bruyn left for this trans-Asia expedition in 1701 at the age of 50, taking seven years to reach the East-Indies "by way of Muscovy & Persia." It detailed the most important parts of each country including their cities, native people, natural flora and fauna, and antiquities., Image Size : 300x1875 (mm), 11.75x73.75 (Inches), Platemark Size : 305x1880 (mm), 12x74 (Inches), Paper Size : 405x1985 (mm), 15.875x78.125 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving
Published by: Paris, 1737
Vendor: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
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