Portret van pensionaris Rombout Hogerbeets op 58-jarige leeftijd
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
231; 139
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
gravure
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Dutch Golden Age portraiture with *Portret van pensionaris Rombout Hogerbe op 58-jarige leeftijd a finely detailed engraving by Willem Jacobsz Delff from 1619. Measuring 231 mm high by 139 mm wide, this work captures the esteemed pensionaris (a key civic official akin to a secretary or clerk) of Leiden at age 58. Delff, a skilled Haarlem engraver and painter active in the early 17th, was renowned for his precise reproductive prints that brought prominent figures to a wider audience. Rombout Hogerbeets was a pivotal Dutch statesman and lawyer, deeply involved i...