VERTU MESURE DU BON-HEUR (Hercules & Fortuna)
| Reference: | S41834 |
| Author | Jacob De Gheyn III |
| Year: | 1617 |
| Measures: | 150 x 187 mm |
| Reference: | S41834 |
| Author | Jacob De Gheyn III |
| Year: | 1617 |
| Measures: | 150 x 187 mm |
Description
Etching, 1617, lettered on a scroll at upper centre VERTU MESURE DU BON-HEUR and on a tacked sheet IDGI / 1617.
At the lower right the signature (monogram Hh) of the publisher Hendrick Hondius.
The plate shows the Fortuna on her knees pouring out the horn of plenty in front of Hercules, who stands thoughtfully, resting his body on his staff, wearing a lion pelt.
A related drawing in the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (inv. 1973 T. 4; Van Regteren Altena, no. 10).
A fine impression, printed on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to the platemark, trace of vertical paper fold, otherwise good condition.
Literature
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The De Gheyn family, Jan Piet Filedt Kok, Marjolein Leesberg, Ger Luijten, part II, p. 267, cat.nr. 17-2(2).
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Jacob De Gheyn III (1596-1641)
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Jacob de Gheyn III was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, son of Jacob de Gheyn II, canon of Utrecht (city), and the subject of a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt. De Gheyn learned engraving from his father, who was a favored royal artist who designed a garden in the Hague for the royal family. This was a shared interest with the Huygens family who lived close by (Christian Huygens Sr was councillor of state). The younger De Gheyn studied in Leiden with Constantijn and Maurits Huygens, who remained lifelong friends. Excepting tours of London in 1618 with the Huygens brothers and Sweden in 1620, De Gheyn lived in the Hague until 1634, when he moved to Utrecht to become canon of St Mary's church (torn down in the 19th century). His engravings became known though the writings of Aernout van Buchel who admired his work.
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Literature
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The De Gheyn family, Jan Piet Filedt Kok, Marjolein Leesberg, Ger Luijten, part II, p. 267, cat.nr. 17-2(2).
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Jacob De Gheyn III (1596-1641)
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Jacob de Gheyn III was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, son of Jacob de Gheyn II, canon of Utrecht (city), and the subject of a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt. De Gheyn learned engraving from his father, who was a favored royal artist who designed a garden in the Hague for the royal family. This was a shared interest with the Huygens family who lived close by (Christian Huygens Sr was councillor of state). The younger De Gheyn studied in Leiden with Constantijn and Maurits Huygens, who remained lifelong friends. Excepting tours of London in 1618 with the Huygens brothers and Sweden in 1620, De Gheyn lived in the Hague until 1634, when he moved to Utrecht to become canon of St Mary's church (torn down in the 19th century). His engravings became known though the writings of Aernout van Buchel who admired his work.
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