Admiral Piet Hein - Original Engraving by J. Houbraken - 18th Century

Original 18th-century line engraving with the portrait of Pieter Pieterszoon Hein, lieutenant admiral of Holland, in a framed oval. Engraved by Jacobus Houbraken after a drawing by Aert Schouman taken from an original by Maashoek, and published by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam.

Piet Hein (1577-1629) is the seaman who in 1628 captured the Spanish silver fleet in the bay of Matanzas, the heaviest blow suffered by the Indies trade and the episode that made him a Dutch national hero.

Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Artist / after: Aert Schouman.
Engraver / lithographer: Jacobus Houbraken.
Date: 18th century.
Source: Book engraving, published by Isaak Tirion, Amsterdam.
Dimensions: 4.8 x 8.1 in (12.2 x 20.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper with light toning and small irregularities at the lower edge, outside the image.