
Hendrik Pothoven, after. Portrait of Daniel de Dieu. Engraving by Jacob Houbraken. 1757.
Artist: Hendrik Pothoven Dutch, 1725-1795 painter and draughtsman, working in Amsterdam.Engraver: Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780). Engraver, a specialist in portraits. Also, dealer and collector of Rembrandt's etchings.Title: Mr. Daniel de Dieu.Signed, Titled, and Dated: Mr. Daniel de Dieu, Burgermeester en Raad der Stad Amsterdam. eertyds Ambassadeur van den Staat aan het Russische Hof. H.Pothoven ad viv del. 1757, J. Houbraken fec.; Is. Tirion excudit. (Mr. Daniel de Dieu, Mayor and Council of the City of Amsterdam. Formerly Ambassador of the State to the Russian Court).Dimensions: Image 6 3/4" X 4 1/8". Sheet 8 3/8" x 5". Mat 20" x 13'.Publisher: Isaak Tirion (Dutch, 1705-1765), publisher of books, maps, and prints; active in Amsterdam from 1725 onwards.Date: 1757 - 1758.Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.Mat and Frame: Matted. Hinged along the upper corners of the sheet. The mat bears the label of the Lakeside Studio, Lakeside, Michigan (before 1987).Provenance: