Directors of the Orphan Asylum of Haarlem

1777, published 1786

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Bernhard Schreuder (printmaker), after Jan de Bray

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Bernhard Schreuder

Artist, Dutch, died 1780

Jan de Bray

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1627 - 1688

The image depicts seven men gathered around a table. Six men are seated and one man is standing behind them. The men have long hair, wear large brimmed hats, have prominent noses and mustaches, and wear period attire, possibly from the 17th century. Several men hold objects like a pen or paper, and there is a small cup on the table. The table is covered with a richly patterned cloth. The background is plain, highlighting the group of men as the central focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette with burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.5 × 29.6 cm (8 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 37, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

Inscriptions

on back of chair in image: JDBray 1663; verso at lower right in graphite: Geoffrered / aan myn Eerwaarde Vriend ! / Den Heer J.F. ... / Amsterdam 14 Maars 1786 / PvAmstel / JC; verso along bottom in graphite: J de Bray del 1663 / Ploos van Amstel J.C. F 1773

Markings

verso: artist's mark (Eusman 4)

Wikidata ID

Q65567224

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