Artist: Hendrik Pothoven (Dutch, 1725-1795), painter and draughtsman, working in Amsterdam.
Engraver: Pieter Willem van Megen (Dutch, 1750-1785), engraver, working in The Hague and Paris.
Title: Portrait of Elbertus Leoninus (Dutch1519/ 1520-1598 (c.), a juridical professor from 1548 till 1579 in Louvain. During the Eighty Years' War an important person, mediated between the Netherlands and Don John of Austria. He wrote Historia Belli Belgici and took an important position within the legislation of Gelderland.
Signed and Titled: Elbertus Leoninus, Kancelier van Gelderland. H. Pothoven del. na't Orgineel. P. W. van Megen, sculp.
Dimensions: 6 1/2" x 4 1/4". Sheet 9 5/8" x 5 7/8". Mat 20" x 13".
Date: 1760 - 1785.
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: 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.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-23.393. The British Museum 1854,0614.60 proof before lettering.
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.