print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1875,0508.481
- Title
- Object: Hans Wilhelm, Baron van Aylua
- Description
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Portrait of Hans Willem; in half-length, turned to right but looking at the viewer; with long curly hair, wearing a plated armour suit, resting his right hand on a helmet; in left background, a battle scene; illustration to Lieuwe van Aitzema's and Lambert van den Bos' "Historien onses tyds, behelzende Saken van Staat en oorlogh" (Jan Claesz. ten Hoorn & Jan Bouman: Amsterdam, 1685)
Engraving and etching
- Production date
- 1685
- Dimensions
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Height: 277 millimetres
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Width: 181 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The print is the frontispiece to a total of four volumes published between 1685 and 1699. The publication "Historien onses tyds, behelzende saken van staat en oorlogh, voorgevallen in, en omtrent de Vereenigde Nederlanden, en door geheel Europa, mitsgaders in meest alle de andere deelen des werelds. Beginnende met het jaar 1669 daar het de heer Lieuwe van Aitzema heeft gelaten; ..." was started by Liewe van Aitzema and subsequently completed by Lambert van den Bosch (Latin: Lambertus Sylvius).The first volume was published by Jan Claesz. ten Hoorn and Jan Bouman, the last three volumes were published by Jan Claesz. ten Hoorn only: volume II in 1688, volume III in 1698 and volume IV in 1699. Nine prints in the book are (partly) engraved by Jan Luyken (Van Eeghen-Van der Kellen, nos.787-794), some prints are engraved by Jacobus Harrewyn, Coenraet Decker and some are by unidentified printmakers. For all prints, see 1875,0508.481-505.
For the complete volume of the book see the British Library (shelfmark 1310.l.8 or M.L.l.3).
Marks of the former binding can be seen on left margin. For another impression, see 1871,0513.2.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Historien onses tyds, behelzende saken van staat en oorlogh, voorgevallen in, en omtrent de Vereenigde Nederlanden, en door geheel Europa, mitsgaders in meest alle de andere deelen des werelds. Beginnende met het jaar 1669 daar het de heer Lieuwe van Aitzema heeft gelaten; ... (Amsterdam, Jan Claesz. ten Hoorn & Jan Bouman, 1685)
- Acquisition date
- 1875
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1875,0508.481
