‘CAROLVS A LONGVEVAL, COMES DE BVSQVOY ? (AROUND THE MEDALLION)
SIC OCULOS, SIC ILLE MANUS ? (BELOW THE IMAGE)
PETRUS DE IODE EXCUDIT (LOWER RIGHT)
FOLIO 441 (LOWER RIGHT)’

– A finely executed copper engraving portraying Charles de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy (1561?1622), a Spanish military commander in the southern Netherlands.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 18.7 x 25.2 cm (7.36 x 9.92 inch). Image size: 18.7 x 25.2 cm. (7.36 x 9.92 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Trimmed margins. Top left corner slightly torn off, and worm holes below it. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CHARLES DE LONGUEVAL, COUNT OF BUCQUOY, SPANISH COMMANDER, THIRTY YEARS’ WAR, HABSBURG NETHERLANDS, BAROQUE PORTRAIT, MILITARY LEADERS, PIETER DE JODE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The engraving, published in 1623, is attributed to the Flemish engraver Pieter de Jode.

Reference: Kurhaus Museum Kleve inventory number: SAK 1951.

Biography engraver: Pieter de Jode (1570-1634) was a Flemish engraver and publisher known for his portrait engravings and historical prints. He was active in Antwerp and worked in the mannerist and Baroque styles, producing illustrations of prominent European figures.