Artist: Jacques de Gheyn II (workshop of De Gheyn) (c. 1565 – 1629) was a Dutch painter and engraver.
Engraver: Jacques de Gheyn II (workshop of); Robert de Baudous (?).
Title: A soldier, whole-length, lifting the pike in his left hand.
Numbered in plate: 28.
Dimensions: Platemark/image 10" x 7 1/2". Sheet 13 1/2" x 9". Mat 16" x 12 1/2".
Edition: Wapenhandelinghe van roers, musquetten, ende spiessen. Several editions in different languages circa 1607.
Date: 1607.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper. Hand colored.
Watermark: pot.
Mat and Frame: Mounted by upper corners under passe-partout.
Condition: Discoloration. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonné: New Hollstein (453.II).
Part of Series: Lansquenets, plate 28.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1985,0608.44.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVI C.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.