Afbeelding en waarachtigh Verhaal... (Representation of the True Story of Johan de Witt...)

1672

Romeyn de Hooghe

Associated Names
Romeyn de Hooghe

Artist, Dutch, 1645 - 1708

This is a drawing of a scene in a town square. The detailed scene shows a conflict with figures clashing, some holding weapons. Above, there are two medallion portraits surrounded by martial imagery. The bottom of the image contains paragraphs of text in different languages. The drawing is detailed, depicting action in a historical setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and letterpress on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • 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.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.5.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 88

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Watt Jr. (Birmingham, 1769 - 1848). (Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

2002

  • Mendez, Christopher. Restoration and Revolution: the Watt Collection of Dutch and English Historical Prints, 1639 - 1712. London, 2002: no. 11.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Romijn de Hooghe del. et sc. 1672

Wikidata ID

Q76356736

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