Name: Antique Print-WOLTER-JAN-GERRIT-BARON-BENTINCK-Vinkeles-Oets-after 1781
SKU: PICTURA-12263
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Antique Print-WOLTER-JAN-GERRIT-BARON-BENTINCK-Vinkeles-Oets-after 1781

€95.00

‘P. OETS PINX.? – ‘R. VINKELES SCULP.? – ‘WOLTER JAN GERRIT BARON BENTINCK, SCHOUT BY NACHT VAN HOLLAND EN WESTVRIESLAND, ADJUDANT GENERAAL VAN Z.D. HOOGHEID ALS ADMIRAAL GENERAAL.? – ‘OVERLEDEN AAN ZYNE WONDEN, BEKOMEN IN DEN ROEMRUGTIGEN ZEESLAG, OP DOGGERSBANK, DEN 5E AUGUSTUS MDCCLXXXI.? – ‘TE AMSTERDAM, BY J. ALLARTS.?’

– Half-length portrait of Wolter Jan Gerrit Baron Bentinck (1745-1781), Dutch rear admiral, seated beside a table with documents and naval attributes, wearing richly embroidered coat and cravat; framed within a decorative border.

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Description

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

Sheet size: 18.7 x 23.6 cm (7.36 x 9.29 inch). Image size: 18.7 x 23.6 cm. (7.36 x 9.29 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Fold lines across sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

WOLTER JAN GERRIT BENTINCK, BARON BENTINCK, DOGGER BANK 1781, DUTCH NAVY, HOLLAND AND WEST-FRIESLAND, REINIER VINKELES, PIETER OETS, 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, AMSTERDAM PUBLISHER | PCO-E15-2-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Amsterdam by J. Allart.

Reference: Battle of Dogger Bank (1781); biographical naval portrait engravings of late 18th century Netherlands.

Biography engraver: Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816) was a Dutch engraver and illustrator from Amsterdam. He produced portraits, historical scenes and book illustrations, and was one of the leading Dutch printmakers of the late 18th century.

Biography artist: Pieter Oets (1720-1790) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman known for portraiture. His works served as models for engravers such as Reinier Vinkeles, who translated his painted likenesses into prints.