Name: Antique Print-JAKOB-VAN-WASSENAER-OBDAM-LT-ADMIRAL-HOLLAND-Picart-1728
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Antique Print-JAKOB-VAN-WASSENAER-OBDAM-LT-ADMIRAL-HOLLAND-Picart-1728

€75.00

‘IAKOB VAN WASSENAER,? – ‘HEERE VAN OBDAM &C. L? ADMIRAAL VAN HOLLAND EN WESTVRIESLAND.? – ‘B. PICART DIREXIT 1728.? – ‘TOM: II. PAG: 588.?’

– Oval bust portrait of Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam (1610-1665), Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland, depicted in armour with lace collar and sash, within an oval frame on pedestal.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17 x 25.4 cm (6.69 x 10 inch). Image size: 17 x 25.4 cm. (6.69 x 10 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning. Minor edge wear and small marginal imperfections. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JACOB VAN WASSENAER OBDAM, IAKOB VAN WASSENAER, DUTCH ADMIRAL, HOLLAND AND WEST-FRIESLAND, BERNARD PICART, 1728 ENGRAVING, ANGLO-DUTCH WARS, NAVAL PORTRAIT | PCO-E15-2-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This print originates from: ‘Histoire des Provinces-Unies des Pays Bas…’, or ‘Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden…’ by Jean Le Clerc, 1723-1728 or 1730.

Biography engraver: Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French engraver active in Amsterdam. He is known for his refined book illustrations and portraits, and for directing large illustrated publishing projects in the Dutch Republic during the early 18th century.