Afbeelding en waarachtigh Verhaal... (Representation of the True Story of Johan de Witt...)
Romeyn de Hooghe
1672
Medium
etching and letterpress on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 32.4 x 43.1 cm (12 3/4 x 16 15/16 in.) sheet: 53.9 x 43.1 cm (21 1/4 x 16 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2003.5.2
About the Artist
Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...