Artist: Monogrammist VG (XVII C), after.
Engraver: Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780), engraver, a specialist in portraits. Also, dealer and collector of Rembrandt's etchings.
Title: Jacobus Trigland (Dutch, 1583-1654), reformed theologian; preacher in Amsterdam in 1610; Professor in Leiden in 1634; after the Synod of Dort of 1618-19, he worked and wrote against the Remonstrants.
Signed and Titled: Jacobus Trigland, predikant te Amsterdam A° 1610. Professor tot Leyden 1634. VG Pinxit. J. Houbraken sculpsit.
Dimensions: Image 6 1/2" X 4 1/4". Sheet 9 5/8" x 6".
Date: 1749 - 1759 and/or 1796.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
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: Worn edges. Old hinges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Ver Huell, p. 77. No. 415.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-1894-A-18544. The British Museum 1939,0410.32.
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 Rijksmuseum and The British Museum collections.