Antique Portrait Print-ADRIAEN BANCKERT-ADMIRAL-TIRION-Houbraken-c.1760

Price: € 29,50

Subject: Decorative engraved portrait of "Adriaan Bankert, Lt. Admiraal van Zeeland", (died 1684, Admiral of the Dutch fleet and Commander of the fleet of Zeeland), within an oval border.

Condition: Very good. Paper separation on lower plate mark and tear in lower left, reinforced with acid free archival tape. General age-related toning and occasional light stains from handling. Please study image carefully.

Medium: Engraving/etching on verge type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 13.4 x 21.2 cm. The image size is ca. 11 x 8.6 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5.3 x 8.3 inch. The image size is ca. 4.3 x 3.4 inch.

Part Number: 26439

Location: C162-23

Description: A portrait from Wagenaar's "Tegenwoordige Staat der Nederlanden" (Amsterdam, Isaac Tirion, ca. 1740-1790).

Artists and Engravers: Artist: A. Schouman after a painting. Engraver: Jacob Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780). Houbraken was a Dutch artist, engraver and art collector. Jacob spend most his time designing and engraving portraits, such as the one offered here. His father (Arnold Houbraken 1660-1719) before him was also a celebrated artist/engraver.