Antique Print-SICCO-VAN-GOSLINGA-PORTRAIT-Houbraken-Accama-c.1750

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

Sheet size: 14.4 x 22.6 cm (5.67 x 8.9 inch). Image size: 11.4 x 18.2 cm. (4.49 x 7.17 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.

SICCO VAN GOSLINGA, FRIESLAND, DUTCH REPUBLIC, 18TH-CENTURY PORTRAIT, ISAAK TIRION, JACOB HOUBRAKEN, DIPLOMAT, ENGRAVED PORTRAIT | PCO-E15-2-11

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Isaak Tirion.

Reference: Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-48.775.

Biography engraver: Jacob Houbraken (1698-1780) was a renowned Dutch engraver, particularly known for his portraits of historical figures. He worked in Amsterdam and produced many finely detailed copperplate engravings, often for biographical compendiums.

Biography artist: Bernardus Accama (1697-1756) was a Frisian portrait painter active in Leeuwarden and The Hague. He painted numerous members of the Frisian nobility and civic officials. Hendrik Pothoven (1725-1807) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman active in The Hague and Amsterdam, known for portraits and genre scenes.