[Antique portrait print, etching and engraving] Archbishop D. Jacobus de la Torre, published after 1661, 1 p.

François van Bleyswijck (1671-1746)

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Half-length portrait of Jacobus de la Torre in an oval frame. The archbishop sitting beside a table with books, items for writing and some items related to his profession.Inscribed below: "Illustrissimus ac Reverendissimus Dominus D. Jacobus de la Torre, Archiepiscopus . obijt in Brabantia 16. Sept. A. 1661". Numbered on bottom right: "3".According to the Rijksmuseum record, the print was probably published between the 1680s and the 1710s.On verso collector's mark: E in a circle: Pim van Eekelen (Amsterdam 1923-1984), L. 5101. On verso other scribblings in pen and brown ink and in pencil.[NL] Portret van apostolisch vicaris Jacobus de la Torre zittend op stoel met naast zich crucifix, mijter en kruisstaf. Aan de wand hangt een bord met daarop zijn wapen. Kniestuk in ovale omlijsting. Het Latijnse opschrift vermeldt onder andere zijn functie als titulair aartsbisschop van Efeze. Op het verso staan twee kolommen tekst in gotisch schrift. Etching and engraving on paper, trimmed to plate and pasted down on laid paper; total: 242 x 155 mm; mount: 507 x 318 mm; mat with stains and foxing, the print is actually in very good condition. Muller 5382a. Seller Inventory # 65599

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