Scene from Dutch History: Supplicants before Ruler
Romeyn de Hooghe
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite and traces of white chalk, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
16.3 × 18.8 cm (6 7/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
83701
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...