Pieter Florisz, Vice-Admiral of Holland - Engraving by J. Houbraken
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Pieter Florisz, Vice-Admiral of Holland - Engraving by J. Houbraken

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Original antique 18th-century burin engraving with the portrait of Pieter Florisz (1602-1658), vice-admiral of Holland and West Friesland, killed at the battle of the Sound. Bust in an oval on a pedestal with a cartouche, engraved by Jacob Houbraken, son of the painter and biographer Arnold Houbraken and the most celebrated portrait engraver of 18th-century Holland.

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Original antique 18th-century burin engraving with the portrait of Pieter Florisz (1602-1658), vice-admiral of Holland and West Friesland, killed at the battle of the Sound. Bust in an oval on a pedestal with a cartouche, engraved by Jacob Houbraken, son of the painter and biographer Arnold Houbraken and the most celebrated portrait engraver of 18th-century Holland.

It comes from volume XII of a history of the Netherlands, as the signatures in the upper margin indicate ("XII Deel. Pag. 468").

Medium: Copper engraving, burin
Engraver / lithographer: Jacob Houbraken
Date: 18th century
Dimensions: 5.2 x 8.3 in (13.2 x 21.2 cm)
Condition: Fair. Toned laid paper, with a vertical crease and small areas of wear along the edges; the impression sharp.

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