Antique Print-PIETER PAULUS-POLITICIAN-PORTRAIT-Vinkeles-Buys-1783

Description

Original antique print showing a portrait of Pieter Paulus (1753 – 1796), a Dutch jurist and politician.

Made by Reinier Vinkeles after J. Buys.

Medium: Engraving/etching on Hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 8 x 12.4 cm (3.15 x 4.88 inch). Image size: 5.5 x 8.5 cm. (2.17 x 3.35 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some browning in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PIETER PAULUS-POLITICIAN-PORTRAIT | PCO-C45-31

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: Fokke, Jan. Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden voor de vaderlandsche jeugd Ie-XXVste deel. Amsterdam: Johannes Allart, 1783-1795.

Biography engraver: Reinier Vinkeles (1741 ? 1816) was an 18th-century painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands, who was the teacher of several talented artists.