Theatre of Nature
Date
1719
Creator
[?] Jan van Vianen (1660 - 1726, Dutch) , Draughtsman
After
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645 - 1708, Dutch) , [?]
Object type
Library reference
RCNR65067
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 246mm
width (print): 327mm
width (print): 327mm
Subject
Description
Interior view of the wonders of nature theatre of Levinus Vincent. The perspective view shows groups of mainly gentlemen, with some ladies, inspecting the contents of twelve cabinets, removing drawers and books to inspect on central tables. These are filled with decoratively arranged natural history specimens. Jars of wet specimens are shelved on walls to the left (as viewed) with human rarities above and a central display of corals. On the right wall are pictorial presentations of insects and birds. Among the visitors, to the left of the scene, are two Moorish gentlemen, apparently in conversation.
Plate from the book Elenchus tabularum, pinacothecarum, atque nonnullorum cimeliorum, in gazophylacio Levini Vincent, by Levinus Vincent (Haarlem, 1719).
Inscribed above: ‘WONDER TOONEL DER NATURE.’ Inscribed below: THEATRE DES MERVEILLES DE LA NATURE.’ The plate has no artist or engraver details.
Accompanying text in Latin and French states that: ‘The second plate, which is at the head of the second volume, or of the series of wonders of nature, which is printed in Dutch, represents the present state and the marvellous diversity, and the infinite number of the rarest things. contained in the 12 cabinets.’
Levinus (or Levin) Vincent (1658-1727) Dutch merchant and collector.
Plate from the book Elenchus tabularum, pinacothecarum, atque nonnullorum cimeliorum, in gazophylacio Levini Vincent, by Levinus Vincent (Haarlem, 1719).
Inscribed above: ‘WONDER TOONEL DER NATURE.’ Inscribed below: THEATRE DES MERVEILLES DE LA NATURE.’ The plate has no artist or engraver details.
Accompanying text in Latin and French states that: ‘The second plate, which is at the head of the second volume, or of the series of wonders of nature, which is printed in Dutch, represents the present state and the marvellous diversity, and the infinite number of the rarest things. contained in the 12 cabinets.’
Levinus (or Levin) Vincent (1658-1727) Dutch merchant and collector.
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