Antique Print – PC HOOFT-POET-PLAYWRIGHT-PORTRAIT-LUTMA after own design – ca.1670

P.C. HOOFT alter tacitus […]

Hammerwork, a rare early form of stipple engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20,4 x 27,8 cm. (8 x 10,9 inch). Image size: 19,3 x 27 cm. (7,6 x 10,6 inch).

Source unknown, to be determined. Ref: Hollstein 8

Made by Janus Lutma after own design. Janus Lutma the younger’ (1624-1685) was a son of the famous goldsmith Janus Lutma I. He worked in Amsterdam and was the first to use hammerwork in his prints.

Condition: Good, given age. Paper lose at right. Right margen remargend. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PC HOOFT-POET-PLAYWRIGHT-PORTRAIT

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