J. LOUYS (*1595) after EYCK (*1390), Portrait... Lot 16

J. LOUYS (*1595) after EYCK (*1390), Portrait of Philip the Good, around 1643, Copper engraving Jacob Louys (1595 - around 1673 ) after Jan van Eyck (around 1390 Maaseik - 1441 Bruges): Portrait of Philip the Good, with fur-lined cloak, in a decorated oval with 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: Lower middle signed in 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 collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; in an oval flanked by garlands, with a knight wrestling with a dragon in the upper part and a cartouche flanked by two bulls in the lower part. Person: der Gute; Duke Philipp III., From Burgundy Valois (1396 Dijon - 1467 Bruges) 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), Depiction: 40,5 cm x 27,0 cm (15,9 x 10,6 in)