Author: Hendrik Bary (1640-1707); Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671)
Title: [Antique portrait print, engraving/gravure] 'David Vlugh, schout by nacht ...'; portrait of David Vlugh, published ca. 1700, 1 p.
Description: Portrait of David Vlugh, schout-by-nacht, with behind him a tapestry with a map of England. He wears a medallion carrying the motto of the Dutch Republic: 'Concordia res parvae crescunt'. The inscription below states that he received this medal from the States General for his contribution to the Raid on the Medway in 1667.On the stone slab: 'David Vlugh, Schout [...] het tweede Damiaet. / G. Brandt.'; 'H. Bary sculp.'; 'E. van den Hoof Excudit.'; below: 'Op Schrift vande Medaille [...] voor de Posteriteyt.' On each side of the slab is a dolfin.On verso is the collector's mark of M. Fischel (L. 1863f), an admiral that used to collect portraits of Dutch admirals. Engraving on laid paper, with margins; platemark: 432 x 308 mm; total: 504 x 362 mm; withs some smudges, foxing on the external margins, a small tear on the left margin, not affecting the plate; traces of previous mounting on verso. Hollstein 77 state IV/4, Muller 5731, Wurzbach 63.

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