Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617)

Portrait of Jan van Broeckhoven

Oval portrait of Jan van Broeckhoven (1513-1588) steward of Rijnland and burgomaster of Leiden; half-length turned towards left with landscape view from the window on the right. Signed and dated in margin around oval at lower left: 'HGoltzius. A. 1579', further Dutch text and the age of the sitter: 'GELVCK VOOR GVNST. AETAT SVUAE 66'. As this print is the second state, the name of the sitter is added on the wall above his left shoulder: 'I.v.Broeklov / Burg Mr. / der Stad / Leiden'. l Engraving on paper with margins; total: 157 x 129 mm; state II/2; very fine impression; New Hollstein 210; Bartsch 163; Strauss 113; Muller 733

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Book number: 60256

Catalogue: Leiden Nobility Portraits Portretten Prenten Prints Royals

SCHENK, PIETER (I),

Portrait of John George III, Elector of Saxony

John George III, Elector of Saxony in plate armor standing near a table, about to pick up his helmet from the table. He holds a baton in the left hand. A black servant with feathered hat holds his mantle. Mezzotint on laid paper, sheet size 535 x 481 mm. Mezzotint by Pieter Schenk (I) and published by him in Leipzig, 1706. Pieter Schenk (I) (Elberfeld 1660-1711 Leipzig) was an engraver who became a major publisher of prints and maps. His own prints are mainly mezzotints, mostly copies of portraits and topography. He became a partner of Gerard Valck in Amsterdam around 1680, and later married his sister. From 1700 he established a business in Leipzig where he would die in 1711 during a business trip. In fair condition. Original middle fold, with a tear in the left edge. Tears in both side edges, small paper loss in the right edge. Circa 5 cms. of loss of image area in the top and bottom edges. Old restorations using paper and archival tape on the verso. References: Hollstein Dutch vol. 25 p. 174: 682

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Book number: 71856

Catalogue: Nobility Portraits

SILVESTRE, SUZANNE,

Portrait of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

The portrait is incorrectly identified as Albert VII, Archduke of Austria. Shown is Ferdinand of Austria (1609/1610-1641). Ferdinand was a Spanish and Portuguese prince (Infante of Spain, Infante of Portugal (until 1640)), Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church, Archduke of Austria, Archbishop of Toledo (1619-41), and a general during the Thirty Years' War, the Eighty Years' War, and the Franco-Spanish War. He is largely considered to be the best Spanish general of the time with some contemporary sources claiming him to be the last great general of the Spanish Empire. He is as well, one of few generals to be undefeated on the battlefield. (Source: Wikipedia). Etching and engraving on laid paper. Sheet size 267 x 192 mm. Engraved by Suzanne Silvestre after the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, produced c. 1704-1738. Suzanne Elizabeth Silvestre (1694-1738) was a French printmaker. She was the daughter of Charles François Silvestre and a sister of Louis de Silvestre "the younger" (1675-1760). She married the sculptor Jean Baptiste Lemoyne the elder (1679-1731). In good condition, cropped within platemark and attached to carrier sheet. Some general soiling in the edges, the image a fine, dark impression.

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Book number: 71365

Catalogue: Nobility Portraits