Antique Drawing-PIETER VALCKENIER-DIPLOMAT-HISTORIAN-Anonymous-c. 1830

Beschreibung

Antique drawing, titled: 'Petrus Valckenier' - Portrait of Pieter Valckenier (also Petrus, 1638-1712) was a Dutch diplomat in Germany and Switzerland. He was also known as a historian. Washed ink drawing on hand laid paper. Description: Based on an engraving from Jan Meijssens' rare work: 'Portretten van schilders, enz. - Image de divers hommes de esprit sublime qui par leur art et science…', published in Antwerp, 1649. (Images of painters / persons of great spirit who throught their art and science …) Possibly academy drawings, clearly based on the portrait engravings by Meyssens. It was common for art students to study by copying.Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Condition: Excellent, given age. Faint small stains in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: C290-14 The overall size is ca. 6 x 8.2 inch. The image size is ca. 2.5 x 4.4 inch. The overall size is ca. 15.3 x 20.8 cm. The image size is ca. 6.3 x 11.2 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 47176

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