Artist: Hendrik Pothoven (Dutch, 1725-1795), painter and draughtsman, working in Amsterdam.
Engraver: Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780). Engraver, a specialist in portraits. Also, dealer and collector of Rembrandt's etchings.
Title: Mr. Pieter de Rijcke, (Dutch, Flemish, ? - 1596), originally from Ghent but settled later in Holland and became bailiff in Vlissingen. Between 1580 and 1596 the 'First Noble' of Zeeland (Eerste Edele) for the States-General.
Signed and Titled: Mr. Pieter de Rycke, Eerste Edele van Zeeland; President in de Vergadering van de Ed.Mog.Heeren Staaten van die Provincie: en Bailliuw van Vlissingen enz. J. Houbraken sculps. na 't origineele schilderij berustende bij den WelEdele Heer C.E. de Vassy, kies Heer te Middelburg.
Dimensions: Image 6 1/2" X 4 1/8". Sheet 9 5/8" x 6". Mat 20" x 13".
Edition: J. Wagenaar, Vaderlandsche geschiedenis... 21 Vol. Amsterdam 1749-1759 and later editions. Several editions of this work were published in the eighteenth century.
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. 69. No. 367. as Mr Pieter Rijcke.
Museums and Libraries: The RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History 2005007.
The British Museum 1871,1209.803.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entries of the same item from The RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History and The British Museum collections.