Titelblad: Schoorsteen-Wercken by Jan Matthysz.

Titelblad: Schoorsteen-Wercken 1664

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mechanical pen drawing

pen illustration

pen sketch

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

pen-ink sketch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

This 1664 engraving by Jan Matthysz. titled "Titelblad: Schoorsteen-Wercken" is a title page for a book on chimney designs. The image depicts a large decorative fireplace surrounded by a complex architectural framework, all set against a plain background. The engraving features a title cartouche with a text about Prince Willem Hendrick, as well as a decorative fireplace with figures tending to a fire within. This engraving is likely a representation of a typical Dutch fireplace design.