Print Description
Subject: 2 Antique prints, titled: ‘Willem de III, Prins van Oranje […] – Maria Stuart, Gemalinne van Willem den III […]’ – Portraits of William III of Orange and Mary Stuart.
Condition: Good, given age. No margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Medium: Mezzotint engraving on laid paper. Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 16.3 x 22.1 cm. The image size is ca. 16.3 x 22.1 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 6.4 x 8.7 inch. The image size is ca. 6.4 x 8.7 inch.
Part Number: 62273
Location: PCO-C2-17
Description: From: “De heeren stadhouderen van Vriesland, zedert den jare acht-hondert”, by Johannes van de Bosch, published in 1770. Ref: VS 127.
Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Rienk Jelgerhuis’ after own design. Rienk Jelgerhuis (Dutch; 1729-1806) was an important portrait artist, who came from Leeuwarden in Friesland. He later worked in Amsterdam. He wrote a treatise on the use of perspective and also invented special spectacles for drawing.
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