Antique Print-GERARD BRANDT-WRITER-PORTRAIT-van Gunst-van Musscher-c. 1720

Original antique print showing a portrait of Gerard Brandt (1626 – 1685), a Dutch preacher, playwright, poet, church historian, biographer and naval historian.

Made by P. van Gunst after Michiel van Musscher.

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

Sheet size: 15 x 20 cm (5.91 x 7.87 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Dark small spot in image. Attached to carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

GERARD BRANDT-WRITER-PORTRAIT | PCO-A17-04

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in The Netherlands by B. Bos c. 1720.

Biography engraver: Pieter Stevensz. van Gunst (1658/9 – 1732), also known as Pieter Stevens van Gunst or Petrus Stephani, was a Dutch draughtsman, copperplate engraver and printmaker active in Amsterdam, London (1704), and the Dutch town of Nederhorst.

Biography artist: Michiel van Musscher (1645-1705), Dutch artist.