Original 18th-century copper engraving on laid paper with the portrait of Willem Joseph van Ghent, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland, in bust within an oval, in a cuirass, with long hair and a lace collar, above a pedestal with the name cartouche.
Original 18th-century copper engraving on laid paper with the portrait of Willem Joseph van Ghent, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland, in bust within an oval, in a cuirass, with long hair and a lace collar, above a pedestal with the name cartouche.
Below: "A. Schouman del.", "J. Houbraken fec." 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
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 light small stains and the edges slightly worn; the impression sharp and well contrasted.