Portrait-Maurits of Orange [Jacob MATHAM, 1610]

Description

Mauritius d.g. Wilhelmi Arausionum […]

Engraving on laid paper.
Sheet size: 18.7 x 28.4 cm. Image size: 16.2 x 22.8 cm.

Frontispiece to “Den Nassauschen Lauren-Crans…” by Orlers, published in 1610.

Made by Jacob Matham after own design. Jacob Matham (1571 – 1631), of Haarlem, was a famous engraver and pen-draftsman. He was the stepson and pupil of painter and draftsman Hendrik Goltzius, and brother-in-law to engraver Simon van Poelenburgh, having married his sister, Marijtgen. He made several engravings after the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens from 1611-1615.

Condition: Good, given age. Ample margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PORTRAIT-MAURITS OF ORANGE

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