Antique Print-PORTRAIT-ANNE DE CLEVES-Vermeulen-van der Werff-1697

Portrait of Anne of Cleves, Queen of England.

Made by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen after Adriaen van der Werff.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 24 x 35.9 cm (9.45 x 14.13 inch). Image size: 18.3 x 31.7 cm. (7.2 x 12.48 inch).

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

PORTRAIT-ANNE DE CLEVES | PORTRAIS – MISC

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Eleven portraits from English history by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen.

Biography engraver: Cornelis Vermeulen or Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen (1654/55-1708/09) was a Flemish printmaker who is mainly known for his portraits, reproductive prints, frontispieces and illustrations. He trained in Antwerp and worked a number of years in Paris.

Biography artist: Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722) was a Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. He painted several works for the Medicis. His brother, Pieter van der Werff (1661-1722), was his principal pupil and assistant.