Antique Print-WILLIAM V OF ORANGE-Liotard-Houbraken-1759

Subject: Antique print, titled: ‘Willem de Vyfde [..].’ – Portrait of William V of Orange.

Condition: Good, given age. Ample margins. A tiny hole in the left margin, just beside the image, and another small hgole in the top margin. A small nick in the lower margin, closed with acid-free archival tape. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: J. Kool.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 14.4 x 21.5 cm. The image size is ca. 11.6 x 18.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5.7 x 8.5 inch. The image size is ca. 4.6 x 7.3 inch.

Part Number: 62282

Location: PCO-C2-20

Description: Source unknown, to be determined. Ref: FMP 346.

Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Jacob Houbraken’ after ‘Jean Etienne Liotard’. 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. Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-1789) was a Swiss-French painter, art connoisseur and dealer.