by-nc

Portrait of Hendrik van der Borcht

Maker

Hendrik van der, the younger Borcht (artist)
1614-1690

(engraver)
1607-1677

(publisher)
1612-1670

Title

Portrait of Hendrik van der Borcht

Date of Production

1650

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 16.9 cm
Width: 11.7 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.2951.17

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, black ink: "42 HENRY VAN DER BORCHT, // De Brusselles ou il naquit l'an 1583, d'ou il fut, emmene en Allemaigne par les troubles l'an 1586, et apres il at appris la Peinture Chez Gilles de Valckenborgh, // Estant retourne d'Italie il a demeure a Franckendael iusques en l'an 1627 quil est // venu demeurer a Francfort au Palatinat, estant aussi un amateur admirable de // tout forte de raretez et antiquitez auisy, que le Conte d'Arondell le Cherischoit // pour les rares pieces et Curiositez quil auoit en de luy, tant en Medalles que Peintu, // res et autre sortes d'Antiquitez, // Henricus van der Borcht iunior pinxit, W: Hollar fecit 1650, Ioannes Meyssens excudit".

Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection