Name: Antique Print-MICHIEL-DE-RUYTER-PORTRAIT-van der Sypen-Jordaens-ca. 1840
SKU: PICTURA-12232
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Antique Print-MICHIEL-DE-RUYTER-PORTRAIT-van der Sypen-Jordaens-ca. 1840

€50.00

‘PEINT PAR J. JORDAENS / GRAV? PAR J.B. VANDERSYPEN, ?L?VE DE CALAMATTA / RUYTER (MICHEL) / AMIRAL HOLLANDAIS N? 1607 / BIOGRAPHIE ET PANTH?ON UNIVERSEL’

– Half-length portrait of Michiel de Ruyter, seated, facing front with head turned slightly to the right. Wearing dark formal robe with lace tie and ring.

In stock

Description

Medium: Engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 23.1 x 31.7 cm (9.09 x 12.48 inch). Image size: 11 x 14 cm. (4.33 x 5.51 inch).

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

MICHIEL DE RUYTER, DUTCH ADMIRAL, ANGLO-DUTCH WARS, JORDAENS, NAVAL HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY ENGRAVING | PCO-E15-2-31

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Biographie et Panth?on Universel.

Biography engraver: Jean-Baptiste van der Sypen was a 19th-century Belgian engraver and student of Calamatta. He specialized in portraits and historical reproductions for illustrated biographical collections.

Biography artist: Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) was a Flemish Baroque painter, known for his large-scale history paintings and portraits. He was a leading Antwerp artist alongside Rubens and Van Dyck.