Artist: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish; British 1599–1641).
Title: Petrus Bruegel.
Inscriptions: In the plate, lower margin: Petrvs Brevgel / Antverpiæ Pictor Rvralivm Actionvm. Lower left, in the plate: Ant. van Dyck fecit aqua forti.
Dimensions: Plate 9 5/8" × 6 1/8". Sheet: approx. 10 1/4" x 7 1/4".
Publisher: Originally associated with Gillis Hendrix.
Edition: Later impression from the original plate.
Date: Plate executed ca. 1630–1641.
Materials and Techniques: engraving, etching, and stipple on laid paper.
Watermark: unidentified.
Mat and Frame: Unframed; matted (approx. 20" x 16"), with the print held in removable photo corners and fully unattached.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Icones Principum Virorum (also known as the Iconography series).
Museums, Libraries and Auctions: British Museum 1935,1213.1.91.
Art Movements, Periods and Schools: Flemish School XVII C. British School XVII C.
Note: fifth state with initials of Gillis Hendricx burnished.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.