Antique Portrait of Johan II, King of Sweden by Janszoon, 1615

Antique portrait titled 'Christianus IV (..)'. Portrait of Christian IV, King of Denmark. This print originates from 'Tooneel der keyseren ende coninge...

Antique portrait titled 'Fredericus II (..)'. Portrait of Frederick II of Denmark. This print originates from 'Tooneel der keyseren ende coningen van chri...

Antique portrait titled 'Ioannes III D.G. (..)'. Portrait of John III of Portugal. This print originates from 'Tooneel der keyseren ende coningen van christenryck sedert den ondergan...

Antique portrait titled 'Henricus II (..)'. Portrait of Henry II of France. This print originates from 'Tooneel der keyseren ende coningen van christenryck sedert den onderganck van ...

This an 18th century copper plate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Drake by Jacobus Houbraken, after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Hea...

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English hi...

(after Anthonie Van Dyck) Engraving on cream laid paper, 9 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches (234 x 161 mm), full margins. Water stain throughout bottom, diagonal creases in the area of the bottom right corner, paper tape along top edge on recto. A very well inked impression. __________Flemish painter and engraver Paulus Pontius was born in Antwerp in 1603, and it was in this city that his full life would unfold. At the young age of 13, he was apprenticed to the still life painter Osias Beert, and subsequently to Lucas Vosterman, who was heavily associated with the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. Vosterman trained Pontius in the skill of engraving, which he took to immediately, finding he had great skill at recreating paintings. Pontius was able to capture the minutiae of light and shadow found on the canvas, and mastered the ability to accurately render the subtleties of brushwork in this alternate media. His success as an engraver cemented his role in the workshop of Rubens, and in 1624, when Vosterman found himself at odds with Rubens, and left Antwerp for England, Pontius assumed his role as foremost engraver in the workshop. It was in this year that Pontius took up lodgings in Rubens's home, and continued to live there until 1631, when courtship and marriage (the first of three) brought him away. After the death of Rubens in 1640, Pontius embarked on a very successful career engraving reproductions of master works by artists including Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Pieter van Avont, Abraham van Diepenbeeck...

A stunning Portrait of King Henri IV of France, father of King Louis XIII in the fantastic impressive hand carved gold gilded French baroque frame...