Description

Maniera nera, 1689, firmata in lastra in basso a destra. Da un dipinto di Nicolas de Largillière. Magnifica prova, impressa su carta vergata coeva, rifilata al rame ed applicata su antico supporto di collezione, leggera abrasione nella parte marginale sinistra, per il resto in ottimo stato di conservazione. Mezzotint, 1689, signed on lower right plate. ' A great impression, printed with tone, on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to platemark and laid on antique collector’s paper, light abrasion on left margin, otherwise in good condition. Portrait of Jan van der Bruggen, bust directed to the left, facing right, in a lettered oval; after Nicolas de Largillière. Titled around the portrait; lettered with two columns of French verse (three lines each): “Ce juste, admirateur . ouvrages de l'autre.”. Lettered with production details below the portrait: “N. De Largiller Pinxit” and “I. Vander Bruggen fecit.”. Cfr. van Someren 850; Muller 760.