Original 18th-century copper engraving, a portrait of Egbert Meeuwszoon Kortenaar, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland, in an oval. Engraved by Jacob Houbraken after the painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst and published by Isaak Tirion.
Original 18th-century copper engraving, a portrait of Egbert Meeuwszoon Kortenaar, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland, in an oval. Engraved by Jacob Houbraken after the painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst and published by Isaak Tirion.
Kortenaar, a seaman of humble origin who rose to lieutenant admiral, died of the wounds he received at the battle of Lowestoft in 1665.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Bartholomeus van der Helst
Engraver / lithographer: Jacob Houbraken
Date: 18th century
Source: Published by Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam
Dimensions: 5.1 x 8.3 in (13 x 21 cm)
Condition: Good condition; paper somewhat toned at the edges.