Name: Antique Master Print-NICOLAAS-VERKOLJE-PORTRAIT-Houbraken-Verkolje-1753
SKU: PCO-8996
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Antique Master Print-NICOLAAS-VERKOLJE-PORTRAIT-Houbraken-Verkolje-1753

€175.00

‘NIKOLAAS VERKOLJE. / GEBOREN TE DELFT, 11 APRIL, 1673. – OVERLEDEN TE AMSTERD. 21 JANUARY, 1746.
VERKOLJE, ALOM BEROEMD DOOR DE EELSTE KUNSTTAFREELEN… S. FEITAMA
SEIPSUM PINXIT AO. 1723 – J. HOUBRAKEN SCULPSIT AO. 1753’

– Half-length oval portrait of Nicolaas Verkolje (1673-1746) facing forward with his hand gesturing, columns and curtain behind. Inscription and poem below.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 21.2 x 27.6 cm (8.35 x 10.87 inch). Image size: 14.8 x 20.2 cm. (5.83 x 7.95 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.

NICOLAAS VERKOLJE, JACOB HOUBRAKEN, DUTCH ARTIST, 18TH-CENTURY PORTRAIT, ENGRAVED BIOGRAPHY, ART HISTORY | PCO-E15-2-15

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Based on a 1723 self-portrait by Nicolaas Verkolje. Printed 1753.

Reference: Muller 1853, no. 5633; Ver Huell 1875, no. 431.

Biography engraver: Jacob Houbraken (1698-1780) was one of the leading Dutch portrait engravers of the 18th century. He was especially known for his series of engraved portraits of famous figures from history, published in collaboration with historians and collectors.

Biography artist: Nicolaas Verkolje (1673-1746) was a Dutch painter and engraver from Delft and Amsterdam, known for portraits, genre scenes, and history paintings. He was the son of Jan Verkolje and continued in the tradition of refined, elegant Dutch painting.