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MISCELLANEA - AUCTION BUSINESS - FOKKE, Simon. Afbeelding van het Oudezyds Heerelogement, tot Amsterdam, van binnen te zien, Benevens de Manier van 't Verkoopen van Schilderyen aldaar. Representation de l'Interieure de l'Oudezyds Heerelogement à Amsterdam avec la Maniere de se Vendre des Tableaux. 1774. Amsterdam, 1774. Engraving on a folio leaf of an art auction in the courtyard of the Gentlemen's Inn, Grimburgwal in Amsterdam. The art collection is identified as that of the collection of Johan van der Marck, the Mayor of Leiden who died in 1772. With title in Dutch and French in the foot margin. Under passe-partout. Some handling creases, margins discoloured, remains of adhesive archive tape (upper margin), fine condition. Hardly ever offered. Dimensions: Image size 34 x 28 cm., paper size 46 x 34 cm. Artist or Maker: AUCTION BUSINESS - FOKKE, Simon. Notes: Very fine and vivid scene, perfectly showing the mood and atmosphere of an Amsterdam art auction in the 18th Century drawn from life and engraved by Simon Fokke