Portret van Willem van Nieulandt (II)

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

This intimate etching by Joannes Meyssens, created in 1662, captures the likeness of Willem van Nieulandt II, a Flemish painter, poet, and dramatist. Measuring just 162 by 113 millimeters, the scale suits its likely role as a book illustration or collector’s print, typical of 17th-century portrait series that celebrated artists and intellectuals of the Low Countries. Meyssens, a prominent Antwerp engraver and publisher, specialized in reproductive prints that helped spread the fame of Northern European masters across Europe. The etching technique—precise lines bitten into copper—allowed for f...