Caption
Portrait of Jan van Speyk and the explosion of his ship, print, The sitter wears a military uniform with an epaulet and two knightly orders on his chest. Below the portrait is his boat exploding in the port of Antwerp. Below that his name and date of birth and death., : 'Filed.', : 'Presented to the municipal administration of the city of Amsterdam by me, publisher: - in compliance with art. 6 of the, Law of January 25, 1817, Amst: Feb. 20. 1831, AJ van Tetroode', : 'Printed by us here, Amsterdam, February 20, 1831, Desuerrois et Co.', printmaker: JB Clermans, printer (person): Desguerrois & Co., publisher: Anthonius Johannes van Tetroode, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 212 mm x width 165 mm, Person, Jan van Speyk, historical persons ((full) bust portrait), projectiles, explosives, etc.: gunpowder (sailing-ships), Belgian Revolution, A monochrome lithographic image shows a bust portrait of a man in a dark military-style jacket with decorative buttons and an epaulette on one shoulder; he has short hair combed back, light facial hair at the jaw, and a composed facial expression, with a high collar and a cravat at his neck. Below the portrait is a circular vignette depicting a bright, radiating explosion or burst of light over a darker textured base, surrounded by billowing cloudlike shading. The paper shows a slightly aged, speckled background with faint marks and an embossed circular seal near the lower left.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A87_159
License type
Rights managed
Available size
37.1Mb (7.3Mb) / 11.0in x 13.1in / 3305 x 3926 (300dpi)