Admiral Cornelis Tromp - Original Engraving by J. Houbraken - 18th C.

Original 18th-century line engraving with the portrait of the Dutch admiral Cornelis Tromp, in a framed oval on a pedestal bearing the inscription. Engraved by Jacobus Houbraken after a drawing by Aert Schouman and published by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam.

Houbraken (1698-1780) was the great burin portraitist of the Dutch school; his series of portraits of national heroes for the publisher Tirion illustrated the major 18th-century histories of the Netherlands.

Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Artist / after: Aert Schouman.
Engraver / lithographer: Jacobus Houbraken.
Date: 18th century.
Source: Book engraving, published by Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam.
Dimensions: 5.0 x 8.1 in (12.6 x 20.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper somewhat toned and with a crease at the lower right corner, outside the image.