Antique Print-ERNEST-CASIMIR-NASSAU-DIETZ-ENGRAVING-Delff-van Mierevelt-1628

Description Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 29.4 x 37.6 cm (11.57 x 14.8 inch). Image size: 26 x 32 cm. (10.24 x 12.6 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soiling, and creasing. Trimmed to the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ERNEST CASIMIR NASSAU DIETZ ENGRAVING, WILLEM DELFF PORTRAIT, MIEREVELT ENGRAVING, DUTCH NOBLE PORTRAIT 1628, STADHOLDER PORTRAIT | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Netherlands, 1628. Biography engraver: Willem Jacobsz. Delff (1580-1638) was a leading Dutch engraver of the Golden Age, renowned for his highly refined portrait engravings after prominent painters such as Mierevelt. His work is noted for its precision and rich tonal gradation. Biography artist: Michiel van Mierevelt (1566-1641) was a prominent Dutch portrait painter based in Delft, known for his influential role in shaping official portraiture of the Dutch Republic’s elite during the early 17th century.