Antique Master Print-PORTRAIT-HENRY-SIDNEY-EARL-ROMNEY-Schenck-c.1700

Portrait of Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney.

Made by Pieter Schenck after own design.

Medium: Mezzotint on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 20.3 x 25.8 cm (7.99 x 10.16 inch). Image size: 18.5 x 24.3 cm. (7.28 x 9.57 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Tiny spot with paper loss at bottom left, backed. Some staining, but barely noticable on front. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PORTRAIT-HENRY-SIDNEY-EARL-ROMNEY | EXPO-DUTCH/FLEMISH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (1660-1711) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig.