Beschrijving
Half-length portrait of Conradus Viëtor, Lutheran preacher from Haarlem. A six-line poem in Dutch in the lower edge.
Engraving on hand laid paper, sheet size 344 x 249 mm., platemark 322 x 230 mm. Made by Jonas Suyderhoef after Frans Hals, published c. 1660-1680.
Jonas Suyderhoef (Haarlem 1614-1686) was a Dutch printmaker and etcher. Frans Hals (Antwerp 1582/83 – 1666 Haarlem) was a famous Dutch painter, remembered as one of the most important Old Masters.
In good condition. Restored paper loss in the caption (backed with contemporary paper). Some foxing in the margins.
References: Hollstein p. 255-256: 127 (ii or iii/3); Wussin p. 15-16: 2; Muller p. 270: 5669
