Antique Print-TJERK-HIDDES-DE-VRIES-ADMIRAL-Houbraken-van den Eeckhout-1747

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 11.3 x 17.3 cm (4.45 x 6.81 inch). Image size: 11.3 x 17.3 cm. (4.45 x 6.81 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Slight irregularities to the margins and minor handling marks. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

TJERK HIDDES DE VRIES, FRIESLAND ADMIRALTY, DUTCH NAVY, SECOND ANGLO-DUTCH WAR, JACOB HOUBRAKEN, GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT, NAVAL HERO, 17TH CENTURY, PORTRAIT ENGRAVING | PCO-E15-2-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: C.W.J. Schaap, ‘De admiraliteit van Friesland – haar vlagofficieren en schepen,’ Jaarboek Fries Scheepvaart Museum 1982, pp. 50-51.

Biography engraver: Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was a Dutch engraver renowned for his finely executed portrait engravings. He collaborated with historian Jan Wagenaar and produced numerous portraits of notable Dutch figures, admired for their clarity and detailed line work.

Biography artist: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621-1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, a pupil of Rembrandt. He produced portraits, biblical scenes, and historical compositions, and his works served as models for later engravings.