Antique Master Print-PIETER-CORNELISZOON-HOOFT-PORTRAIT-Sluyter-1696-1713

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‘”CORNELIS PIETERSZOON HOOFT. O CHRISTEN KATO, HOOFT VOL BREINS, EN VRYHEITS MOND: DIE OM ‘T LANDS VOORSTAND OP LEICESTERS MOORDROL STONDT, HOE HEBT GY AEN HET ROER VAN STAET EN FAEM GESTAAN! GESPIET VOOR ‘T HEILIG RECHT VAN ‘T VANGELOOS GEWETEN!” ETC.’

– Portrait of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, a Dutch historian, poet, and playwright from the 17th century, known as one of the great figures of Dutch literature. He is wearing a ruffled collar and a soft cap, with eight lines of verse beneath the portrait.

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Portrait of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, a Dutch historian, poet, and playwright from the 17th century, known as one of the great figures of Dutch literature. He is wearing a ruffled collar and a soft cap, with eight lines of verse beneath the portrait.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Engraving and etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 14 x 20 cm (5.51 x 7.87 inch). Image size: 11.9 x 17.2 cm. (4.69 x 6.77 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light soiling, creasing and thin paper spot at left middle margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PIETER CORNELISZOON HOOFT, PORTRAIT, 17TH CENTURY, WRITER, POET, DUTCH LITERATURE, AMSTERDAM, PIETER SLUYTER | PCO-E22-11

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: RP-P-1915-650.

Biography engraver: Pieter Sluyter (1675-c.1713) was a Dutch engraver active in the late 17th to early 18th century, known for his skill in capturing likenesses of notable figures of the time.

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Dimensions 20 × 14 × 1 cm

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