Danckerts-- Justus — Lily, iris and tulip - Justus Danckerts, c. 1680

Lily, iris and tulip, etching published by Justus Danckerts around 1680 as part of a series of 12 individual prints of flowers. Coloured by a later hand. Size (plate mark): 18.6 x 13.5 cm. The Danckerts family was a well-known publisher of maps, prints, and books in 17th-century Amsterdam. The publishing house was active for a long time, having been founded around 1633 when Cornelis Danckerts I (the elder) started as a seller of "Papiere const en Caerten" (paper art and maps). The Danckerts publishing house gained its greatest fame when Justus Danckerts (1635–1701) and his two sons, Theodorus I (1663–1727) and Cornelis II (1664–1717), were active. From 1669 to 1701, Justus and his sons operated a shop in a building on Kalverstraat with the name "In de Danckbaerheyt" [litterally: "In Gratitude", or The House of Thankerts]. Price: Euro 450,-