Original 18th-century copper engraving on laid paper with the portrait of Gerard Kallenberg, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland, in bust within an oval, in a cuirass and a long wig, above a pedestal with the name cartouche.
Original 18th-century copper engraving on laid paper with the portrait of Gerard Kallenberg, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland, in bust within an oval, in a cuirass and a long wig, above a pedestal with the name cartouche.
Below: "A. Schouman del. naar het Origineel van J. Vollevens by de Hr. Baartmans", "J. Houbraken sc." and "Is. Tirion excudit". Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was the great burin portraitist of 18th-century Holland, and the Amsterdam publisher Isaak Tirion brought out the great illustrated histories of the Netherlands.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / after: Aert Schouman, after the original by Johannes Vollevens
Engraver / lithographer: Jacobus Houbraken
Date: 18th century
Source: Published in Amsterdam by Isaak Tirion
Dimensions: 4.9 x 8 in (12.4 x 20.4 cm)
Condition: Good. Laid paper somewhat toned, with a light vertical stain across the face and the edges slightly worn; the impression sharp and well contrasted.