W. HOLLAR (*1607) after DYCK (*1599), Richard... Lot 15

W. HOLLAR (*1607) after DYCK (*1599), Richard Weston (1577-1635), 1645, Etching Wenzel Hollar (1607 Prag - 1677 London) after Anthonis van Dyck (1599 Antwerp - 1641 London): Portrait of Richard Weston (1577-1635), the first Earl of Portland, 1645, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Watermark: - PINAUD - Date: 17th century Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Antonius van Dyck pinxit / W. Hollar fecit aqua forti / Ioannes Meyssens excudit.". Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "Per Illustris Dominus Hieronymus Westonius Comes Portlandiae / Heylandiaeq. etc". Date: 1645 Description: Portrait of Richard Weston, first Earl of Portland. Frontal bust portrait. The portrait subject's head is tilted to the left. Weston wears a moustache and beard, a ruff, a ribbon with a medal and a cloak and cape over his right shoulder. Person: Depicted: Earl Richard Weston, Portland (1605 - 1663 ) Published by: Johannes Meyssens (1612 Brussels - 1670 Antwerp) Source: Anthonis van Dyck (1599 Antwerp-1641 London) Icones principum virorum doctorum pictorum chalcographorum statuariorum nec non amatorum pictoriae artis numero centum, 1680 | print suite, Mythology Keywords: Earl, portrait, ruff, collar, medal, 17th century, Baroque, Portraits, Netherlands, Size: Paper: 24,3 cm x 19,3 cm (9,6 x 7,6 in)