Jacobus van den bergh (1 Ergebnisse)

'IN VONDEL SPEELT DE GEEST VAN NEÊRLANDS POËZY: NATUUR VOLMAECKT ZYN KUNST, EN ZET HAER LEVEN BY. - PRUDENTIUS.''Bust portrait of the famous Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), shown slightly turned to the right and holding a manuscript or sheet of paper. The poet is depicted with short hair and a small beard, wearing a cloak and broad white collar typical of the seventeenth century. Beneath the image appears a laudatory Dutch verse praising Vondel as the embodiment of the spirit of Dutch poetry. Such prints circulated widely after his lifetime and reflect the enormous influence he held in Dutch literature.Made by Jacobus van den Bergh after Jan Lievens (?).Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 12.3 x 15.5 cm (4.84 x 6.1 inch). Image size: 12.3 x 15.5 cm. (4.84 x 6.1 inch).JOOST VAN DEN VONDEL PORTRAIT PRINT, DUTCH POET ENGRAVING, VONDEL PORTRAIT C1700, DUTCH LITERATURE PORTRAIT, SEVENTEENTH CENTURY POET PRINT | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITSBACKGROUND INFORMATIONSource: unknown, to be determined.Biography engraver: Jacobus van den Bergh was an 18th.c. engraver and publisher. Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Jan Lievens (?) (illustrator).…