332 - G. RUCHOLLE () after VEEN (*1602), Portrait of Octavio van Veen, Copper engraving

G. RUCHOLLE () after VEEN (*1602), Portrait of Octavio van Veen, Copper engraving Gilles Rucholle () after Gertrude van Veen (1602 - 1643 ): Portrait of the painter Octavio van Veen (Otto van Veen) from *Het Gulden Cabinet*, 17th century, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper, mounted on Paper Impression Quality: A good, clearly defined impression with rich black tones and a well-preserved line structure. Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Gert. van Veen pinxit. AEgid Ruchel sculpsit. Ioan Meyssens excudit.". Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "OCTAVIO VAN VEEN ". Date: 17th century Description: Portrait of Octavio van Veen (Otto van Veen), depicted as an elderly bearded man in a three-quarter view facing left. He is wearing a dark cap, a pleated millstone-collar neckerchief and a black cap. His hands rest on an open book lying on a table. The background is rendered dark using delicate cross-hatching, whilst the modelling of the face is achieved through varied layers of linework. The image is enclosed within a rectangular frame; below it is a multi-line French caption bearing the number ‘24’ and details of the painter, engraver and publisher. This work is thought to originate from the anthology *Het Gulden Cabinet*, which contained a large number of artists’ portraits. Keywords: Octavio van Veen; Otto van Veen; Portrait; Engraving; Portrayal; Painter; Flanders; Baroque; Book; Millstone collar; Cap; Beard; Three-quarter-length figure; Historical portrait; Artist’s portrait; Inscription; French; 17th century; Aegidius Sadeler; Joan Meyssens; 17th century; Baroque; Depiction of Artists; Belgium; Size: Paper: 16,8 cm x 12,0 cm (6,6 x 4,7 in), Plate: 16,1 cm x 11,2 cm (6,3 x 4,4 in), Depiction: 14,1 cm x 10,7 cm (5,6 x 4,2 in) Condition: Good condition. Slight yellowing of the paper, a few small stains here and there; the sheet is slightly wavy and creased at the corners due to mounting; brownish patches along the margins where the adhesive marks show through