Portrait of Constantijn Huygens, Poet, Secretary to Prince Frederick Henry and Prince William II and First Councilor and Exchequer to William III, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1732 - 1771

Title(s)

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens, Poet, Secretary to Prince Frederick Henry and Prince William II and First Councilor and Exchequer to William III

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-4570

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription: ‘C. Huigens Aº 1596’

Description

Portret van Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687). Dichter, secretaris van prins Frederik Hendrik en prins Willem II en eerste raad en rekenmeester van prins Willem III. Buste in ovaal, aanziend. Onderdeel van een verzameling portretten van Nederlandse dichters.

Artist

• painter: Jan Maurits Quinkhard
• print maker: Paulus Pontius (copy after)

Dating

1732 - 1771

Material

• copper (metal)
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 11 cm × width 9.5 cm
height 41 cm × width 47.4 cm × depth 1.6 cm

What

• portrait of a writer
• writer, poet, author

Who

• Constantijn Huygens (I)

Acquisition

purchase 1877

Copyright

Public domain

• The Panpoëticon Batavûm : the portrait of the author as a celebrity, Lieke van Deinsen, Mariska Vonk, p. 81, cat.nr. 117