Antique Portrait Print-FRANCOIS RUBEMPRE-Butkens-1724

Copperplate engraving on a vellin type hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 20.5 x 23.5 cm. The image size is ca. 17.5 x 13 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.1 x 9.3 inch. The image size is ca. 6.9 x 5.1 inch.

Dedication engraving: ‘A son excellence monseigneur Francois-Philippe. Prince de Rubempre et d’Everberghe …’ (Dedicated to Francois-Philippe, Prince of Rubempre and Evenbergen, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Advisor to the Emperor in the Government of the Low Countries, present day Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.) This original old antique print / plate originates from: ‘Trophees tant sacres que profanes du Duche de Brabant…’, by F. Christophre Butkens, published in The Hague by Chretien van Lom, 1724-1726. This is the second and most lavish edition of this work with many copperplate engravings as oposed to the first edition with mostly woodcuts. This is an important work on history and genealogy of the Duchy of Branbant, which covers part of Belgium and the Netherlands.Artists and Engravers: Author: Christophorus Butkens (1591-1650), a Belgian Cisterian Monk born in Antwerp. Known for it’s wealth of information but also his many blunders. The emblem on this sheet was engraved by D. Coster after G. Cortens.

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Keywords: ANTIQUE PORTRAIT PRINT-FRANCOIS RUBEMPRE-BUTKENS

(PCO) A162-02