Print Description
Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: lettering.
Sheet size: 33.2 x 46.8 cm (13.07 x 18.43 inch). Image size: 30.2 x 42.2 cm. (11.89 x 16.61 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ADMIRAL DE WINTER, JAN WILLEM DE WINTER, DUTCH NAVY, 18TH CENTURY PORTRAIT, MEZZOTINT, MAASKAMP, CHARLES HODGES, DUTCH HISTORY, BATAVIAN REPUBLIC, NAVAL OFFICER, AMSTERDAM PRINTS | PCO-B3-17
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Amsterdam by Evert Maaskamp, 1796.
Reference: Feltz 727-2(2); Rijksmuseum RP-P-1906-3419.
Biography engraver: Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837) was an English-born mezzotint engraver and portraitist who settled in the Netherlands. Known for his elegant mezzotints after both Dutch and British masters, he was highly influential in Amsterdam’s printmaking scene.
Biography artist: Evert Maaskamp (1769-1834) was a Dutch publisher and bookseller active in Amsterdam, known for topographical works and portraits of notable Dutch figures.
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