Constantijn Huygens – Dutch Golden Age Poet and Statesman, 19th-Century Litho

Gerardus Johannes Vossius – Dutch Humanist Scholar, 19th-Century Lithograph This stately 19th-century hand-colored lithograph depicts Gerardus Johannes Vossius, one of the most respected Dutch humanist scholars and theologians of the seventeenth century. Born in 1577, Vossius became professor of rhetoric, theology, and history at the University of Leiden and later at the Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam. He was a prominent figure in the Dutch intellectual world and maintained close correspondence with René Descartes and Hugo Grotius. In this portrait, Vossius is shown in full academic attire, standing confidently in front of a building façade dated 1631. His dignified pose, wide-brimmed hat, and flowing scholar’s cloak convey his status as an erudite and respected figure of the Dutch Golden Age. The architectural detail in the background reinforces the scholarly environment in which he worked. This print was drawn by W F Hoevenaar and printed by P W van de Weijer in Utrecht. The soft tones and clean lines reflect the high quality of mid-19th-century Dutch lithograph...

Antique portrait titled 'William Cavendish Duke of Newcastle'. William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC (c.?16 December 1593 – ...

Jakob van Campen – Dutch Architect and Artist, 19th-Century Hand-Colored Lithograph This 19th-century hand-colored lithograph features Jakob van Campen, one of the most important ar...

Antique portrait titled 'John Pym Esqr.'. Old print of John Pym, an English politician, who helped establish the foundations of Parliamentary democracy. One of the Five Members whose...

Jan Antonides van der Linden is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1665. This wonderful piece of art belongs to ...

This antique portrait engraving of Philip of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, created by the renowned engraver Emanuel van Meteren in 1618, is a remarkable piece of historical artwork. Van Mete...

Line engraving on laid paper of William I, Prince of Orange by Gerard Valck, after Adriaen van der Werff. William I led the uprising which became known as the 80 Years War, which sou...

Medium: etching. Etched by Jules Jacquemart after Frans Hals. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1880 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very sca...