The Old Print Shop

Jean Bart.

  • ARTIST: J. Buys

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Johannes Allart, Amsterdam.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: 1786

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 8 5/16 x 4 3/4" ( 21.1 x 12.1 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: This late 18th-century portrait depicts the celebrated Flemish privateer Jan (Jean) Bart, renowned for his service to France under Louis XIV and his exploits during the Nine Years' War. The composition was first drawn by Jacobus Buys, one of Amsterdam's leading historical draughtsmen, and translated into print by Reinier Vinkeles, a prolific engraver known for his precise, clean line. Issued by the Amsterdam publisher Johannes Allart in 1786, the print belongs to a series of engraved portraits of notable European figures.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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