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Antique Master Print-JAN-WAGENAAR-HISTORIAN-PORTRAIT-Houbraken-Buys-1766

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€195.00

‘JAN WAGENAAR, HISTORIESCHRYVER DER STAD AMSTERDAM, ALDAAR GEBOREN, DEN 21 OCTOBER 1709. AANSHOUER DE BEELTENIS VAN UW? HISTORIESCHRIJVER, / NE?RLANT, EN ERKEN, MET MY, ZYN WAARHE?DSMIN. / ZYN WYZE KUNDIGHEID SCHERPT ONZE RECHTSCHAPPEN YVER / VOOR OVERHEID EN WET, VOOR DEUGD EN VRYHEID IN. / DUS ZIET MEN WAGENAAR, DIE ZYN PEN VERPLICHTEN, / ZYN VADERLAND, ZYN STAD, ZICH ZELF EEN EEUWIG LICHTEN. ? JAN DE KRUYFF’

– Half-length portrait of Jan Wagenaar (1709-1773), a Dutch historian, seated at a desk, turned toward the viewer with pen in hand. Bookshelves in background. Wig and formal 18th-century attire.

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Description

Medium: Copper engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 28 x 38 cm (11.02 x 14.96 inch). Image size: 18 x 23.5 cm. (7.09 x 9.25 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Dampstaining at bottom left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JAN WAGENAAR, DUTCH HISTORIAN, ENGRAVED PORTRAIT, 18TH CENTURY, COPPER ENGRAVING, PROTESTANT PORTRAITURE, JACOBUS HOUBRAKEN | PCO-A14-18

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Amsterdam: Jacob Yntema, 1766.

Reference: PORTRET 1 WAG 001; Protestantse portretten VU Amsterdam.

Biography engraver: Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was a prominent Dutch engraver, best known for his finely detailed portraits of historical figures. He collaborated with major Dutch publishers and was highly esteemed for his engraving technique.

Biography artist: Jacobus Buys (1724-1801) was a Dutch painter and illustrator, active in Amsterdam. He contributed designs to prints and book illustrations, often depicting historical or academic subjects.

Additional information

Dimensions 38 × 28 × 1 cm

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