Original 18th-century copper engraving on laid paper with the portrait of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland and one of the great naval figures of the Dutch Golden Age, in bust within an oval, with a ruff, a chain of honor and a medallion at his breast.
Original 18th-century copper engraving on laid paper with the portrait of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, lieutenant admiral of Holland and West Friesland and one of the great naval figures of the Dutch Golden Age, in bust within an oval, with a ruff, a chain of honor and a medallion at his breast.
Below: "A. Schouman del. naar 't Origineel van Lievens by den Heer Burgem. G. van Kinschot te Delft", "J. Houbraken fecit" and "Is. Tirion excudit". The source portrait is therefore the work of Jan Lievens, Rembrandt's studio companion.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / after: Aert Schouman, after the original by Jan Lievens
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: Fair. Laid paper toned, with foxing in the margins and a small loss at the left edge; the image clean and well printed.