Description: Source unknown, to be determined. State: Second state of 2. Ref: Hollstein 851.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Pieter Schenck' after an anonymous artist. Pieter/ Petrus Schenk / Schenck the elder (1660-1711/1713), a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig. One of his specialties was the mezzotint.
Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: 'Joannes Antonius Otto.' - Portrait of the German Ambassador in The Hague, Joannes Antonius Otto.
Condition: Good, given age. Margins cropped close to the platemark. All margins extended using contemporary paper. Some creasing and a small tear in the lower edge. Small stains in the margin edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 25.3 x 18.9 cm. The image size is ca. 14.3 x 17.8 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10 x 7.4 inch. The image size is ca. 5.6 x 7 inch.
Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand laid paper. Watermark: Coat of arms with a French Lily and monogram GVH (Gillis van Hoven, ca. 1690).
Location: TPCLA-C15-40
SKU: 53121
Section: LATPC-MASTERPRINTS
