Description: Made in 1771, published in 1771. State: Third state of 3. Ref: LNP 19. signed in pencil on the back.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Ploos van Amstel/Johannes Körnlein' after 'Cornelis Visscher'. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1726-1798) was active as merchant in Amsterdam. He was an avid collector of art and invented a method of making prints after drawings from his own collection. Cornelis Visscher (Haarlem, 1629-1658) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and brother of Jan and Lambert de Visscher.
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. Portrait of a seated nobleman
Condition: Very good, given age. No margins, as published, on the original support. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 24 x 29.8 cm. The image size is ca. 24 x 29.8 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.4 x 11.7 inch. The image size is ca. 9.4 x 11.7 inch.
Medium: Printdrawing on laid paper paper. Watermark: A printdrawing is a work of art made to simulate a drawing, using a combination of graphical techniques including roulette, mezzotint, crayon / stipple engraving, etching and aquatint etching.
Location: LA-B3-08
SKU: 49891
Section: LA-PLOOS VAN AMSTEL
