| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Pieter Stevensz Van Gunst after Anthony van Dyck |
| Published | Ex Muséo Sereniss. Domini de Wharton. [c. 1715] |
| Dimensions | Image 451 x 299 mm, Sheet 510 x 330 mm |
| Notes |
Full-length portrait of Katherine, Countess of Chesterfield (Katherine Stanhope (1609-1667)) ; the title incorrectly names her as Anne. She leans against a rock, with an open landscape in the distance. Lettered impression; there was one proof before inscription, and three lettered impressions. Pieter van Gunst (1658/ 59 - c.1731) worked in Amsterdam as a reproductive engraver in the manner of Houbraken. A prolific printmaker, he is best-known for his portrait prints and book illustrations. He was linked with Britain in 1713-5 when he engraved a set of ten plates after whole-lengths by van Dyck from the Wharton collection (before they went to Houghton and thence to the Hermitage). These were proposed to subscribers by a syndicate of dealers - Cock, Comyns and McSwiny - who employed Houbraken to come from Holland in 1713 to make the drawings and van Gunst to engrave them in Amsterdam. The set of ten was advertised in the London Gazette on 13 December 1715. O'Donoghue 1. Ex. Col.: Earl de Gray, collector's mark on verso of album. Condition: Trimmed within plate mark, and tipped to album page. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £175.00 |
| Stock ID | 37687 |