Seller: Goltzius, Lisse, Netherlands
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Portrait in oval of Juan II of Austria (1629-1679) governor of the Netherlands, wearing a pendant of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Underneath the oval frame the coat of arm and a two lines caption in Latin: 'SERENISSIMVS PRINCEPS IOANNES AVSTRIACVS BELGARVM ET BVRGVNDIONVM GVBERNATOR'.; signed on the bottom left: 'Iacob. Pitou sculpsit' and on he right: 'Meyßens excud.' l Engraving on paper with margins; platemark: 170 x 119; total: 187 x 137mm. Hollstein (Pitau) p. 118, nr. 4. PP01JII (Juan II of Austria).
Publication Date: 1660
Seller: The Online Portrait Gallery, Den Haag, Netherlands
No Binding. Condition: Good. Portrait of Andreas Creusen. Born 1591 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Died 9 November 1666 in Brussels, Belgium. Etching and Engraving by Jacob Pitau (1623-1673), c. 1660. Good condition. A beautiful strong and early impression. Paper slightly soiled. Some minor creasing. Verso: blank. Note: dimensions reflect the plate mark. Dimensions: 175 x 118 mm. Andreas Creusen was Bishop, Theologian, Roman Catholic priest, Archbishop, Archbishop of Mechelen, Bishop of Roermond, Archdeacon of Brabant, Councillor to the Holy Roman Emperor, Great-chaplain to the imperial armies in Germany and Hungary, and Canon of the cathedral of Cambrai. c. 1660. Print.