Original copper engraving with the portrait of Abraham van der Hulst, vice admiral of Holland and West Friesland, killed at the battle of Lowestoft in 1665: a three-quarter bust in an oval medallion on a pedestal, with the cartouche of his name and offices below.
Original copper engraving with the portrait of Abraham van der Hulst, vice admiral of Holland and West Friesland, killed at the battle of Lowestoft in 1665: a three-quarter bust in an oval medallion on a pedestal, with the cartouche of his name and offices below.
Engraved by Jacob Houbraken, the great Dutch burin portraitist of the 18th century. The sheet carries the indications "XIII Deel" and "Pag. 206", proper to Jan Wagenaar's Vaderlandsche Historie, the great history of the Netherlands published in Amsterdam.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Jacob Houbraken
Date: 18th century
Dimensions: 7.5 x 8.3 in (19 x 21.2 cm)
Condition: Good condition; toned laid paper with a light damp stain in the right margin and the binding fold.