L’Anglois (The English)
c. 1620-40
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 20.3 × 15.3 cm (8 × 6 1/16 in.); sheet: 30.2 × 22.7 cm (11 15/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
267946
Art Historical Context
Cornelis van Kittenstn’s *L’Anglois (The English)*, created around 1620–40, is a fine example of Dutch Golden Age printmaking. This engraving on ivory laid paper captures the of 17th-century portraiture, with the plate measuring a compact 20.3 × 15.3 cm. Van Kittensteyn, a skilled Dutch engraver, specialized in detailed reproductive prints and character studies, often drawing from contemporary life and international influences during the Netherlands’ prosperous era of trade and exploration. Engraving, as seen here, involved incising intricate lines into a metal plate, a labor-intensive techni...