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Johan de Wit

Abraham Blooteling after Pieter van der Banck

Associated Names

Abraham Blooteling

Artist, Dutch, 1640 - 1690

Pieter van der Banck

Artist After, French, 1649 - 1697

The image shows an oval portrait of a man facing slightly to one side. He has long, curly hair, a moustache, and a composed expression. The man is wearing a dark coat with a high collar, adorned with a decorative button at the neck, and a white shirt underneath. The background is plain and dark, emphasizing the man's face and attire.

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Artwork overview

Medium

mezzotint on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Henry and Judith Rice Millon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 27.1 x 21.8 cm (10 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.203.11
Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 200, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam, 1950: vol. II: no. 200, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

across bottom plate: JOAN DE WIT, RAET PENSIONARIS VAN HOLLAND & C. / J de Banc pinxit. A. Blooteling fecit

Wikidata ID

Q74896109

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