‘JOANNES DICTUS INTREPIDUS DUX BURGUNDIAE, COMES FLANDRIAE ET ARTOISIAE ETC. PICTARUM ARMORUM ET SERENISSIMUS.’

– Portrait of John the Fearless in an ornate garlanded frame, wearing a fur-lined coat and a decorated cap. Putti and fruit swags surround the oval.

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Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 26.9 x 40 cm (10.59 x 15.75 inch). Image size: 26.9 x 40 cm. (10.59 x 15.75 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Central horizontal fold, backed; light creasing and soiling. Trimmed within plate border. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JOHN THE FEARLESS, DUKE OF BURGUNDY, JONAS SUYDERHOEF, PIETER SOUTMAN, 17TH CENTURY, PORTRAIT, ETCHING, ENGRAVING, DUTCH, NOBLE, GARLAND, BAROQUE | PCO-E22-28

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Pieter Soutman.

Reference: Hollstein Dutch XXVIII.216.33.

Biography engraver: Jonas Suyderhoef (ca. 1613-1686), Dutch engraver from Haarlem, is known for his sharply detailed portrait engravings. He often worked in collaboration with painters like Pieter Soutman and played a key role in the reproduction of important portraits of historical figures.

Biography artist: Pieter Claesz Soutman (ca. 1593-1657) was a Dutch painter and print designer, court painter in Poland, and later active in Haarlem. He is known for his history paintings and portraits, many of which served as models for engravings.