
Hendrik Pothoven, after. Portrait of Elbertus Leoninus (Elbertus de Leuwe). Engraving by Pieter Willem van Megen. 1760 - 1785.
Artist: Hendrik Pothoven (Dutch, 1725-1795), painter and draughtsman, working in Amsterdam.Engraver: Pieter Willem van Megen (Dutch, 1750-1785), engraver, working in The Hague and Paris.Title: Portrait of Elbertus Leoninus (Dutch1519/ 1520-1598 (c.), a juridical professor from 1548 till 1579 in Louvain. During the Eighty Years' War an important person, mediated between the Netherlands and Don John of Austria. He wrote Historia Belli Belgici and took an important position within the legislation of Gelderland.Signed and Titled: Elbertus Leoninus, Kancelier van Gelderland. H. Pothoven del. na't Orgineel. P. W. van Megen, sculp.Dimensions: 6 1/2" x 4 1/4". Sheet 9 5/8" x 5 7/8". Mat 20" x 13".Date: 1760 - 1785. Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.Watermark: yes.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: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professo