BERTHOLDE. Engraved from an Original Picture (dwerg hofnar Bertholde, de dwerg van Normandie).

Engraving portraying Bertholde, a dwarf prime minister to Alboinus, King of Lombardy (c.530-572). This plate was in 'The London Magazine' (c.1753), where he is described as follows: "[He had] a large head, as round as a football, adorned with red hair, very straight, and which had a great resemblance to the bristles of a hog; an extremely short forehead, furrowed with wrinkles; two little blear eyes, edged round with a border of bright carnation, and over-shadowed by a pair of large eyebrows, which upon occasion might be made use of as brushes; a flat red nose, resembling an extinguisher; a wide mouth, from which proceeded two long crooked teeth, not unlike the tusks of a boar, and pointing to a pair of ears like those which formerly belonged to Mydas; a lip of a monstrous thickness, which hung down on a chin that seemed to sink under the load of a beard, thick, straight, and bristly; a very short neck, which nature had adorned with a kind of necklace, formed of ten or twelve small wens. The rest of his body was perfectly agreeable to the grotesque appearance of his visage; so that, from head to foot he was a kind of monster, who by his deformity and the hair with which he was covered had a greater resemblance to a bear half licked into form than to a human creature. But though nature had treated him so ill with respect to his body, she had recompensed him by the subtlety, the agreeableness, and the solidity of the mind she had united to it."Inscribed at bottom: 'BERTHOLDE./ Engraved from an Original Picture'. l Engraving on paper, mounted on laid paper, in passepartout; total (picture) 183 x 103 mm; framing line in black ink on mount.

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Book number: 63588

Catalogue: Categories Categorieën, Country seats History Portraits Portretten, Prenten, Prints

Centsprent: Willem V, in leven prins van Oranje en Nassau, stadhou-/der, capitein generaal en admiraal der Nederlanden, no. 43.

Print in remembrance of Willem V (William V of Orange), portrayed in military uniform on horseback, in a landscape with a mansion and trees; in a floral border with 2 chalices and putti, and at the top his initial ‘W’ with the vanitas symbols of an hour glass, and a skull and bones.Zaltbommel, Noman (1814 - 1830), mentioned on the print: ‘Bij J. Noman, Boekdrukker te Z Boemel’; numbered ‘No. 43’ in bottom right corner. l Large woodcut illustration (200 x 195 mm) on handmade paper, paper mounted on cardboard, hand coloured in blue, green and brown; caption in letterpress; total: 370 x 313 mm; folded twice; small tears along the vertical fold; a small tear on the left, repaired with tape.De Meyer p. 246, Boerma p. 791 (Noman 43). CP044

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Book number: 63341

Catalogue: Centsprenten, Handcoloured Helden Popular prints Portraits Portretten, Prenten, Prints Royal family Royals Royalty Vaderlandse Vorsten, Woodcut

Portrait of Jan Gildemeester Jansz.

20x12,5cm, 1800, Reinier Vinkeles after Adriaan de Lelie, etched and engraved portrait of Jan Gildemeester Jansz. some staining, proofedition. Jan Gildemeester Jansz. (Lisbon, 1744 - Amsterdam, 1799) was a Dutch art collector.

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Book number: 66681

Catalogue: Portraits

Aertsens, Pieter (1508-1575)

Portrait of Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Bust portrait of Rudolph II (1552-1612). Inscribed on the bottom: 'SACRATISS INVICTISS. Q3 ROM. / IMPERATOR. SEMP. AUGUSTUS D. / RUDOLPHUS SECUNDUS CAESAR MAX. '; 'Max' is slightly going over the line frame; signed on the bottom right: 'Peeter Aertsens excud'. l Engraving on paper, no margins; total: 105 x 76 mm, mounted on larger sheet of laid paper, some soil on the bottom right due to handling and on the top corners from previous mounting.

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Book number: 61696

Catalogue: Portraits Portretten

after Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617)

Fantasy portrait of an old man

Bust portrait of an old man with cap and fur edge coat. Monogrammed on the left margin, 'HG' and 'A. 97'. l Engraving on paper, trimmed within plate mark, remargined; total: 198 x 164 mm; unspecified state due to trimming, possibly first; some foxing and dirt; interesting impression; New Hollstein 731, Bartsch 84

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Book number: 60732

Catalogue: Portraits Portretten

after Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617)

IOHANNEZ ZURENUS (portrait of Jan van Zuren)

Portrait in oval frame of the Haarlem burgomaster Jan van Zuren (1517-1591) who was also a publisher. Copy in reverse to Goltzius portrait. Titled above: 'IOHANNES ZVRENVS'. l Engraving on paper, with margins; total: 107 x 70 mm; state I/2 before moonogram; in very good conditions; New Hollstein 263b

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Book number: 60210

Catalogue: Portraits Portretten VAN ZUREN

after Loemans, Aernout (fl. 1632-1661)

JOANNES AUSTRIACUS CAROLI V. F. [BELGII GUBERNATOR] [Juan I of Austria (1547-1578)]

Bust profile, looking to right shoulder; within an oval frame and an elaborate outer border of arms and instruments of war; the portrait is on a separate plate from the outer border on a tablet below it 'JOANNES AUSTRIACUS GAROLI V. F. / [BELGII GUBERNATOR]', numbered on the top right: 'fol. 402'. The inner plate has been misplaced therefore the bottom line is not visible. The outer plate is slightly bigger than that of book nr. 59978. Some details have been reworked. On the bottom some texts was added and then removed. The outer plate was evidently broken on the left. l Engraving on paper, two plates, with margins; interior plate: 130 x 91 mm; outer plate: 272 x 186mm, total: 298 x 192 mm. Trace of a water stain on the top half. Not in Hollstein.PP01JI (Juan I of Austria)

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Book number: 59980

Catalogue: Portraits Portretten

after Mulder, Joseph (1659/60-1718)

The mausoleum of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam

The mausoleum of Michiel de Ruyter in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, on the left two visitors. Inscription below: 'Grafsteede vande Admiraal de Ruiter'; on the bottom left collector's mark of Albert Theodoor Hartkamp (L. 1243) l Etching and engraving on paper trimmed within plate mark; total: 272 x 171 mm; mounted on thick paper and on cardboard, some slight foxing, otherwise in very good conditions

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Book number: 60828

Catalogue: Portraits Portretten

after Wierix, Johannes (1549-c. 1618)

Portrait of Philip William, Prince of Orange

Bust portrait of Philip William, Prince of Orange, in oval in rectangle, only occupying part of the copperplate. Signed below, left and right of the oval: 'Iehan. Wiricx Fecit / Sculpcit et excud'. l Engraving on paper, trimmed within platemark, total: 113 x 83 mm; state I/4; traces of previous mounting on the verso; beautiful impression in passepartout; Hollstein 2142, Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1899

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Book number: 60602

Catalogue: Portraits Portretten

after Bloteling, Abraham (1640-1690), after Lievens, Jan (1607-1674)

Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676)

Reproduction of the engraved portrait of Michiel de Ruyter by Bloteling after Lievens l Photogravure on paper; total: 460 x 351; some tears and foldings along the external margins

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Book number: 60854

Catalogue: Portraits Portretten

ALIX, PIERRE-MICHEL,

Jean Bapt. Louis de Kyttpotter

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Louis de Kytspotter (Hazebrouck 1751-1815 Bailleul), a French politician and member of the 1789 National Assembly. Aquatint portrait in etched decorative border, on hand laid paper, sheet size 232 x 173 mm. Engraved by Pierre-Michel Alix after Lambert, published in the series 'Collection générale des Portraits de MM. les Députés à l'Assemblée Nationale Constituante, tenue à Versailles le 4. Mai 1789'. This series was published by Nicolas-François Le Vachez in 1789. Pierre-Michel Alix (Paris 1762-1817) was a French engraver, etcher, illustrator and painter. Jean Baptiste Ponce Lambert (active at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century) was a French painter. In very good condition, some minimal soiling in the margin edges.

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Book number: 71664

Catalogue: Portraits

ALLAIS, LOUIS JEAN,

F.J. Ducellier

Oval portrait of François Jacques Ducellier (1726-1801), a French politician, deputy and member of the National Assembly. Aquatint portrait in etched decorative border, on hand laid paper, sheet size 232 x 174 mm. Engraved by Louis Jean Allais after Jacques Delaplace, published in the series 'Collection générale des Portraits de MM. les Députés à l'Assemblée Nationale Constituante, tenue à Versailles le 4. Mai 1789'. This series was published by Nicolas-François Le Vachez in 1789. Louis Jean Allais (1762-1833) was a French engraver and printmaker in aquatint. Jacques Delaplace (Vernon 1767-after 1831) was a French (court) painter and miniature portrait painter. In very good condition, cropped within platemark. Some faint soiling in the margin edges. A small spot in the border around the portrait.

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Book number: 71663

Catalogue: Portraits

ANONYMOUS,

Aboise. Suly. Necker. Regle de trois ou de proportion. Ce qu'Amboise et Sully furent pour Louis XII et Henry IV; Necker l'est pour Louis XVI

Three oval portraits, of Georges d'Amboise (cardinal, 1460-1510); Béthune Maximilien de Sully (politician, 1559-1641) and Jacques Necker (banker and statesman, 1732-1804). Above the portraits a crowned, winged globe with three Fleur-de-lys and two scepters. Aquatint on hand laid paper, sheet size 295 x 399 mm., platemark 207 x 332 mm., anonymous, c. 1775. In good condition, some scattered foxing in the margins and image area, a small weak spot in the top edge of the image area.

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Book number: 70060

Catalogue: Portraits

ANONYMOUS,

Abr. Newland Esq. Hauptcassirer der engl. Bank

Full-length portrait of Abraham Newland (c. 1730-1807), the chief cashier at the Bank of England from 1782 to 1807. The expression "an Abraham Newland" came to mean a bank note, because without his signature, a Bank of England note was not negotiable. He is depicted standing near a table, while holding a letter. Engraving on wove paper, sheet size 168 x 107 mm. By an anonymous engraver, c. 1780. In good condition, cropped within platemark left right and bottom, scattered faint foxing throughout.

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Book number: 71472

Catalogue: Portraits

ANONYMOUS,

Anne Marie d'Orleans

Portrait of Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669-1728). She was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and served as regent of Savoy during his absence in 1686 and during the War of the Spanish Succession. She is also an important figure in British history, specifically in the Jacobite Succession. Etching and engraving on hand laid paper, sheet size 307 x 202 mm. By an anonymous artist, published by Jean Mariette, between 1684 (the latest date on the print) and 1742 (end of productive period Mariette). In good condition, cropped to or within platemark, a few small wrinkles in the sheet edges.

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Book number: 71742

Catalogue: Portraits