Print Description
Engraving featuring busts of Gerard de Lairesse and Albert Flamen on a pedestal. Painting tools such as a palette and sketches are scattered at the base, with decorative elements surrounding the composition. Gerard de Lairesse (1640-1711) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist, known for his classical and allegorical works. Albert Flamen was a Flemish painter and engraver, noted for his religious and historical works, active in the 17th century.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Engraving and etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 13.6 x 18.8 cm (5.35 x 7.4 inch). Image size: 13.6 x 18.8 cm. (5.35 x 7.4 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
G?RARD DE LAIRESSE, ALBERT FLAMEN, PORTRAIT, BUSTS, PAINTING TOOLS, ARNOLD HOUBRAKEN, DUTCH ARTISTS, 18TH CENTURY | PCO-E22-08
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in “De Levens-Beschryvingen der Nederlandsche konst-schilders en konst-schilderessen” (1729), by J.C. Weyerman.
Reference: RM0001.COLLECT.619149.
Biography engraver: Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was a Dutch engraver, etcher and collector and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken.
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