Portraits of Cornelis and Johan de Witt

Portraits of Cornelis and Johan de Witt

Joan de Wit Raet Pensionaris van Holland &c

RP-P-2010-329-62

The brothers Cornelis and Johan de Witt owe part of their fame to the gruesome manner in which they were murdered, that is lynched by an enraged mob in The Hague in 1672. Presumably, these portraits of both statesmen were made after their deaths. They are executed in mezzotint, a brand-new graphic technique at the time, which allowed for much more nuanced shades of grey than other printing techniques could achieve.

Collectie Rijksmuseum 2(2)

• print maker: Abraham Bloteling (mentioned on object)
• after painting by: after painting of Jan de Baen (mentioned on object)

c. 1660 - before c. 1690

mezzotint

height 271 mm x width 215 mm

eigendomsoverdracht ter voldoening van erfbelasting 2010

Public domain

• Collectie Rijksmuseum 2(2)
• Hollstein Dutch 200-3(3)

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