Caption

Portrait of Simon de Vries, print, Portrait of the writer Simon de Vries at the age of 68., printmaker: Jan van Vianen, Northern Netherlands, 1698, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 320 mm x width 196 mm, Later state of the print used in: Vries, Simon de. Omstandigh vervolgh op Joh. Lodew. Gottfrieds Historische kronyck, of Algemeene historische gedenk-boeken der voornaemste uytgleeesenste weereldlycke en kercklyke geschiedenissen. Leiden: Pieter van der Aa (I), 1698., Person, Simon de Vries, A monochrome engraved portrait of an older man shown from the waist up seated behind a desk, wearing a dark skullcap and a voluminous robe with a wide collar and a white neckpiece, his hair curly at the sides; he has a serious facial expression with deep-set eyes and furrowed brow, one hand rests on an open book on the desk while the other hand is placed near his chest, behind him draped fabric and a bookshelf are visible, and a stone plinth forms the foreground beneath the desk.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_382

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Keywords

Portrait Simon de Vries print writer Simon de Vries age 68 printmaker Jan van Vianen Northern Netherlands 1698 paper etching engraving height 320 mm x width 196 mm Later state Vries Simon de Omstandigh vervolgh op Joh Lodew Gottfrieds Historische kronyck Algemeene historische gedenk-boeken der voornaemste uytgleeesenste weereldlycke en ker Leiden Pieter van der Aa I Person monochrome engraved portrait older man shown waist up seated desk wearing dark skullcap voluminous robe wide collar white neckpiece hair curly sides serious facial expression deep-set eyes furrowed brow hand rests open book hand placed near chest draped fabric bookshelf visible stone plinth forms foreground beneath desk