Cornelis Meyssens. Portrait of Sir Christopher Myngs. Engraving. circa 1660s.
Cornelis Meyssens. Portrait of Sir Christopher Myngs. Engraving. circa 1660s.
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Cornelis Meyssens. Portrait of Sir Christopher Myngs. Engraving. circa 1660s.

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Artist: after Unknown artist (National Portrait Gallery NPG D47465)
Engraver: Meyssens Cornelis Anversa, ante 1640 - ?, ? (Istituto Centrale per la Grafica con la Reale Accademia di Belle Arti di San Fernando (Madrid, Spagna. Numero inventario S-FN18005).  Meyssens was a Flemish engraver and printmaker, known for his reproductive prints after famous painters and portraits. 
Title Sir Christopher Myngs (1625-1666), Admiral.
Titled in plate: Christoforo Mingh T.Amiraglio della Flotta Inglese. Erased 715 u.r. Various notes.
Dimensions: Sheet 9" x 6 1/4".
Publishertaken from Historia di Leopoldo Cesare: continent the most memorable things that happened in Europe, from 1656 until 1670 publisher Giovanni Battista Hacque (site Preziosi Scritti).
Edition: Meyssens collaborated on the publication Historia di Leopoldo Cesare written by Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato and published in Vienna by the Flemish publisher from Antwerp Johann Baptist Hacque.
Date: circa 1660s. 

Materials and Techniques: line 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: Edges are reinforced verso. Wear. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: National Portrait Gallery NPG D47465. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London PAD2561.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Flemish School XVII C.

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- This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.