Published by c. 1620, 1620
Seller: Pictura Prints, Art & Books, Overasselt, Netherlands
Art / Print / Poster
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Add to basket'ROMBOUT VAN HOOGERBEETS (.).'Original antique print showing a portrait of Rombout Hogerbeets (1561 - 1625), a Dutch statesman and jurist, tried for treason together with Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Hugo Grotius, and Gilles van Ledenberg during the political crisis of 1617-1618 in the Dutch Republic, and sentenced to life-imprisonment. He shared Loevestein prison with Grotius).Made by after an anonymous artist.Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 12.7 x 17.2 cm (5 x 6.77 inch).ROMBOUT HOGERBEETS-RUMOLDUS-PORTRAIT | PCO-C45-14BACKGROUND INFORMATIONPublished in The Netherlands c. 1620.Biography engraver: Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. Condition: good, given age. Some soiling and light paper spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.