Portrait Antique Print-JOAN DE HAES-DUTCH POET-PORTRAIT-Thomassin-van Gunst-1723

€85.00

Dulces Ante Omnia Musae – Portrait of Joan de Haes (1685 – 1723), a Dutch poet. Below a poem in remembrance of his life by David Fransz. van Hoogstraten.

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‘Dulces Ante Omnia Musae’

Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 22,2 x 27,7 cm. (8,7 x 10,9 inch). Image size: 13,3 x 18 cm. (5,2 x 7,1 inch).

Source unknown, to be determined.

Made by ‘P. van Gunst’ after ‘Henry Simon Thomassin’. Pieter Stevensz. van Gunst (1658/9, Amsterdam – 1732, Amsterdam), also known as Pieter Stevens van Gunst or Petrus Stephani, was a Dutch draughtsman, copperplate engraver and printmaker active in Amsterdam. Henri Simon Thomassin (1687-1741), French artist and engraver.

Condition: Good, given age. Minor foxing in the margins. A few creases top right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: JOAN DE HAES-DUTCH POET-PORTRAIT

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