Isaac Sailmaker (1633-1721) - Large etching - Frogs as Citizens before the Town Hall in Amsterdam - 1665

Rare and sought-after by I

The British Museum note the etching as being by Isaac Sailmaker (? or after?), having previously been attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar.

Original from 1665

Both 27 x 18.2 cm

Isaac Sailmaker (born Isaac Zeilmaker in Scheveningen, 1633; died in London on June 28, 1721) was a Dutch marine painter active in Britain. He came to London to work for George Geldorp and later worked for Oliver Cromwell. He is known for paintings of ships and lighthouses. His painting of Eddystone Lighthouse is notable as the structure no longer exists.