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Portrait of Aert Jansse van Nes (1626-1693) was a 17th-century Dutch naval commander, notable for commanding the second squadron in the raid on the Medway in 1667. He was born at Rotterdam.
Made by Abraham Teerlink after Bartholomeus van der Helst.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 30 x 36 cm (11.81 x 14.17 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 26.8 cm. (8.46 x 10.55 inch).
Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PORTRAIT-AART VAN NES | PORTRAIS – MISC
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Biography engraver: Abraham Teerlink (1776 -1857) was a 19th-century painter and draughtsman from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography artist: Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of Amsterdam’s elite as well as the Stadtholder’s circle. Besides portraits, van der Helst painted a few genre pictures as well as some biblical scenes and mythological subjects.
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