Name: Antique Master Print-PIETER VLAMING-PORTRAIT-MEZZOTINT-Troost-1734
SKU: PICTURA-11759
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Antique Master Print-PIETER VLAMING-PORTRAIT-MEZZOTINT-Troost-1734

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‘ZET VLAMING DE AMSTELMAAGD EEN SCHOONE KROON OP ‘T HOOFD, DE DICHTKUNST HEEFT HEM WEER DE ONSTERFLYKHEID BELOOFT. C. TROOST PINX. – 1734 – J. V. D. STRENG’

– Portrait of Pieter Vlaming, bust-length, turned slightly to the right, wearing a robe with long curled wig, within an arched oval. Below is a poetic tribute. Pieter Vlaming (1686-1733) was a Dutch poet and bookkeeper with the VOC.

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Description

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

Sheet size: 22.8 x 31.8 cm (8.98 x 12.52 inch). Image size: 15 x 16.5 cm. (5.91 x 6.5 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Ligt foxing. Remains of paper on rear from attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PIETER VLAMING, CORNELIS TROOST, DUTCH POETRY, 18TH CENTURY PORTRAIT, MEZZOTINT, ENGRAVING | PCO-E22-37

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Niemeijer 104 P; Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-17.374.

Biography engraver: Cornelis Troost (1696-1750) was a Dutch painter, actor, and printmaker renowned for his theatrical scenes and portraiture. Active in Amsterdam, Troost is one of the leading figures in 18th-century Dutch art, particularly for his satirical and character-rich compositions.

Biography artist: Verse by J. v.d. Streng.