Jacobus Houbraken & Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Wilhelmus Peiffers, Evangelii Minister (Evangelist Minister)

Jacobus Houbraken's original portrait engraving, Wilhelmus Peiffers, Evangelii Minister, was printed and published in Amsterdam in 1751. Wilhelmus Peiffers was a prominent Evangelist Minister. This engraving is based upon a portrait painted by Houbraken's contemporary, Jan Maurits Quinckhardt. As well as painting many portraits, Quinckhardt (or Quinkhard) was also commissioned for mythological and allegorical scenes. It is printed on thick, eighteenth century hand-made paper and is a fine, original example of the portrait art created by the Dutch artist, Jacobus Houbraken. Wilhelmus Peiffers is a fine, original example of the art created by the Duct artist, Jacobus Houbraken.

Original engraving by the Dutch artist, Jacobus Houbraken designed by Jan Maurits Quinkhard.

Portrait of Wilhelmus Peiffers Evangelii Minister Evangelist Minister Original Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken designed by the Dutch artist Jan Maurits Quinkhard

# 08.- Portrait of Wilhelmus Peiffers Evangelii Minister (Evangelist Minister)

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Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht, 1698 - Amsterdam, 1780)
#	Image	Title & Artists	Medium	Date	Publisher	-
01.-		Portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset by Jacobus Houbraken designed by Hans Holbein the Younger	Original Engraving	1738	J. & P. Knapton, London
02.-		Portrait of George Buchanan by Jacobus Houbraken designed by Frans Pourbus the Elder	Original Engraving	1742	J. & P. Knapton, London
03.-		Portrait of Mr. Pieter de Huybert, Lord of Burgh and Crayestein, Grand Pensionary of the state of Zeelandby Jacobus Houbraken designed by Caspar Netscher.	Original Engraving	c. 1755	Issak Tirion, Amsterdam
04.-		Portrait of Sir William Morice, Secretary of State to King Charles II by Jacobus Houbraken	Original Engraving	1747	J. & P. Knapton, London
05.-		Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex by Jacobus Houbraken designed by Hans Holbein the Younger	Original Engraving	1739	J. & P. Knapton	Sold
06.-		Portrait of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel by Jacobus Houbraken designed by Peter Paul Rubens	Original Engraving	1744	J. & P. Knapton, London	Sold
07.-		Portrait of William Cecil, Lord Burleigh by Jacobus Houbraken	Original Engraving	1738	J. & P. Knapton, London
08.-		Portrait of Wilhelmus Peiffers Evangelii Minister (Evangelist Minister) by Jacobus Houbraken designed by Jan Maurits Quinkhard	Original Engraving	1751

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Title:	Wilhelmus Peiffers; natus V. Dec MDCCV; Evangelii Minister, ab Ao. MDCCXXVIII; in tribus Belgii Ecclesiis, Iselsteinensi, Delfensi, nunc Amstelodamensi. (Evangelist Minister)
Engraver:	Houbraken, Jacobus (Dordrecht, 1698 - Amsterdam, 1780)
Designer:	Quinkhard, Jan Maurits (Rees, pres de Cleves, 1688 - Amsterdam, 1772)
Date:	1751
Medium:	Original Line Engraving
Note:	Jacobus Houbraken: A famous portrait engraver, Jacobus Houbraken first studied and apprenticed under his father, Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), a well respected engraver in his own right. The younger Houbraken quickly evolved a technique which shared some affinity with the portrait engravings of the great seventeenth century French school, most notably those of Nanteuil, Drevet and Edelinck. For the English speaking world, Houbraken's name is most closely linked to the massive project entitled, Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, published in parts in London from 1743 to 1752. Working with the historian and artist, George Vertue, Houbraken engraved most of the important representations of Britain's most noted men from the past.
	Houbraken's greatest portraits, however, were his engravings based upon capturing the likenesses of his contemporaries. Here we see his precise and subtle use of the engraved line to its best advantage. These skills amazed most of Houbraken's fellow artists. A generation later, the famous Italian engraver, Raphael Morghen, remarked, "No engraver has ever equaled, and probably will not equal, the Dutchman Jacobus Houbraken, in the manner of imitating the flesh and the hair by means of the graver.".
	Houbraken's portrait of Wilhelmus Peiffers is an original engraving printed and published in Amsterdam in 1751. It is based upon a portrait painted by Houbraken's contemporary, Jan Maurits Quinckhardt (1688-1772). Wilhelmus Peiffers (1705-1779) was a prominent Evangelist Minister. Jacobus Houbraken also created other engravings after the designs of Jan Maurits Quinckhardt, they include the portraits of Jacob van Hoorn, Gustaaf Willem Basron van Imhof, Jan Kuper, Johannes Boskoop and other noteworthy men. As well as painting many portraits, Jan Quinckhardt was also commissioned for mythological and allegorical scenes.The Fitzwilliam Museum lists a proof impression of Wilhelmus Peiffers in its colection. (Accession Number P.77577.R).
	The inscription below the image reads; "Wilhelmus Peiffers; natus V. Dec MDCCV; Evangelii Minister, ab Ao. MDCCXXVIII; in tribus Belgii Ecclesiis, Iselsteinensi, Delfensi, nunc Amstelodamensi... / with a devotional poem by the 18th century female author, S. M. van Zon 'Sara Maria van Zon (Dutch, 1692-1755)'" The inscription just above the lower plate-mark reads; "JM Quinkhardt Pinx./J. Houbraken Sculps. 1751".
Reference:	* (G. C. Williamson, Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, London, Bell & Sons, 1927, Vol. III, p. 77).
Size:	13 3/4 X 9 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed on thick, eighteenth century hand-made paper and with large margins extending past the plate-mark on all sides as published in Amsterdam in 1751. This is a very early printing displaying the sharp lines and silvery tones of an initial impression. this orignial engraving entitled Portrait of Wilhelmus Peiffers is in excellent condition throughout and a prime example of the highly regarded eighteenth century art of Jacobus Houbraken.
Subject:	Jacobus Houbraken, Jacob Houbraken, Wilhelmus Peiffers, original engraving, Jan Maurits Quinckhardt portraits, S. M. van Zon, Sara Maria van Zon, Dutch portrait art.
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