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H. W. Fichter Kunsthandel

304 - J. LOUYS (*1595) after EYCK (*1390), Portrait of Philip the Good, around 1643, copper engraving

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€600 - 800

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J. LOUYS (*1595) after EYCK (*1390), Portrait of Philip the Good, around 1643, copper engraving Jacob Louys (1595–c. 1673) after Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441, ibid.): Portrait of Philip the Good, wearing a fur-lined cloak, in a decorated oval featuring a knight fighting a dragon in the upper part and a cartouche flanked by two bulls at the bottom, c. 1643, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving and etching on paper Inscription: Signed in the lower center of the printing plate: "P. Soutman Effigiauit / et excud. Cum Privil Sa. Cæ. M | I. Louys Sculpxit". Date: c. 1643 Description: Portrait of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, after van der Weyden; bareheaded, with short hair, wearing a fur-lined coat and the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; in an oval flanked by garlands, with a knight wrestling a dragon in the upper part and a cartouche flanked by two bulls in the lower part. Person: “the Good”; Duke Philip III of Burgundy, of the House of Valois (1396, Dijon – 1467, Bruges) Bibliography: Bevers, Holm, and Wiebel, Christiane: The New Hollstein: German Engravings, Etchings, and Woodcuts, 1400–1700. H. Aldegrever; 1998. Keywords: Portrait of a lord; Portrait of a gentleman; Nobility; Duke; Bulls; House of Valois, 17th century, Baroque, Portraits, Netherlands, Size: Paper: 41.1 cm x 28.0 cm (16.2 x 11 in), Image: 40.5 cm x 27.0 cm (15.9 x 10.6 in) Condition: Good condition. With an approx. 5 mm margin around the image, slightly stained. Slight creasing in the lower right corner. Clear impression.

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51st Timed Auction: Old Master and 19th-Century Prints, Drawings, and Oil Paintings
Saturday, November 14
02:00 PM
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