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De Heere Michiel Adriaensz Ruyter

Print
late 17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Abraham Blooteling (etcher)
Place of origin
Netherlands (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, within an oval frame on a plinth, with naval trophies.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleDe Heere Michiel Adriaensz Ruyter (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Etching
Brief description
Print, portrait of Michel Adriaanszoon de Ruyter, etching by Abraham Blooteling, late 17th century.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, within an oval frame on a plinth, with naval trophies.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.6cm
  • Width: 22.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
'De Heere Michiel Adriaensz Ruyter, Ridder, Lt. Admiral over de Provintie van Hollandt ende Westvrieslandt. A: Blotelingh fecit aqua forti et Exc.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Admiral
Commander
Trophies
Michel Adriaanszoon De Ruyter
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • Wessely, J. E. Abraham Blooteling. Leipzig: Weigel, 1867.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.92-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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