Description
Original 17th-century copperplate engraving of Robert van den Hoecke (1622-1668) from Cornelis de Bie’s celebrated Het Gulden Cabinet (Antwerp, 1661/62). Engraved by Cornelis van Caukercken after Gonzales Coques, this is the numbered portrait Plate 59, with the credits “A. Coques pinxit / C. Caukercken sculpsit” in the caption. The sitter holds palette and brushes beside a plan-attributes that refer to his dual roles as painter and Contrôleur des fortifications in Flanders. Nicely presented under glass in a later frame and ready to hang.
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Plate/caption: ROBERTVS VAN HOECK, plate 59, “A. Coques pinxit / C. Caukercken sculpsit”
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Series: Het Gulden Cabinet (first edition portraits; important early source on Flemish artists)
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Sight size (window): approx. 5.5 x 8 in (14 x 20 cm); frame approx. 10 x 13 in
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Condition: appears clean with visible platemark; light, even age-toning and minor handling as expected for a 17th-century sheet; not examined out of frame; please view all photos
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Backing note reads “From set Borghese 1990” (modern provenance/framer note, not part of the print)
A strong, classic portrait from a key 1660s Antwerp publication-an excellent example for collectors of Old Master prints and Flemish art.
