Print Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius (1556 – 1629), a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Made by Nicolas de Larmessin after Gertruida van Veen.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laind (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 14.8 x 19.4 cm (5.83 x 7.64 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Verso: text. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
OTTO VAN VEEN-VAENIUS-PAINTER-PORTRAIT | PCO-C46-05
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in France c. 1682.
Biography engraver: Nicolas II de Larmessin (1632-1694), a French engraver. Nicolas de Larmessin III, le jeune (c.1640-1725) worked as a professional engraver together with his brother Nicolas de Larmessin II, the elder (c.1638-1694), who had a son, Nicolas Larmessin IV (1684-1755), who was an engraver as well. Their work is often confused, but they were all excellent engravers.
Biography artist: Gertruida van Veen (1602-1643).
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