Artist: Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780). Engraver, a specialist in portraits. Also, dealer and collector of Rembrandt's etchings.
Title: Philips van Montmorency, count van Horne, (ca. 1524 – 1568), was a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands. He became stadtholder of Guelders in 1555, an Admiral of Flanders, and a knight of the Golden Fleece in 1556. The Counts of Egmont and Horn are hailed as the first leaders of the Dutch revolt.
Signed and Titled: Filips van Mommeranci, Graaf van Hoorne. J. Houbraken Sculpsit.
Dimensions: Image 6 5/8" X 4 1/4". Sheet 9 1/2" x 6". Mat 20" x 13'.
Date: 1713-1780.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Mat and Frame: Matted. Hinged along the upper corners of the sheet. The mat bears the label of the Lakeside Studio, Lakeside, Michigan (before 1987).
Provenance: Lakeside Studio, Lakeside, Michigan (before 1987).
- 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: Wears to margins and to the mat. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Ver Huell, p. 55. No. 295.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-48.560. The British Museum 1939,0410.23.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from The Rijksmuseum and The British Museum collections.