{"product_id":"william-i-prince-of-orange-engraving-by-gerard-valck-after-van-der-werff-c-1680-1720","title":"William I, Prince of Orange engraving by Gerard Valck after van der Werff, c. 1680-1720","description":"\u003cp\u003eA late 17th- to early 18th-century Dutch line engraving of William I, Prince of Orange, by Gerard Valck (1652-1726), after a design by Adriaen van der Werff. The portrait sits in an oval medallion bound by a laurel wreath, set beneath an armorial crest, with the title \"GUILLAUME PREMIER PRINCE D'ORANGE\" and a French verse inscribed on the plinth below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam I led the revolt against Spanish and Catholic rule that grew into the Eighty Years' War and is remembered as the founder of independent Holland. It's a fitting subject for the commemorative format Valck and van der Werff built around him. The lower margin carries both artists' names in period convention: \"Van der Werff invenit\" and \"Valck sculpsit.\" Printed on laid paper and presented in an ebonized pie crust molding frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label from the previous frame is affixed to the back and reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePRINCE D'ORANGE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eValck, Gerard 1626–1720\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmsterdam–England\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudent of Blooteling.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeveral of his prints are after Lely and other English masters dating to the 1680's. There is no evidence that Valck visited any other countries after moving to England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAKER: \u003c\/strong\u003eGerard Valck (1652–1726), engraver, after Adriaen van der Werff. Signed in the plate: \"Van der Werff invenit\" \/ \"Valck sculpsit.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS: \u003c\/strong\u003e16-1\/2\" W x 1-1\/2\" D x 21-1\/4\" H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Holland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePERIOD: \u003c\/strong\u003e1680–1720\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS: \u003c\/strong\u003eLaid paper; line engraving; ebonized pie crust molding frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper, frame, and mat in excellent condition. Professionally conserved and mounted with acid-free rag board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1012\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brontosaurus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49449756885236,"sku":"1012","price":580.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4420\/9908\/files\/1012_3608_clipped_rev_1.jpg?v=1790014697","url":"https:\/\/bronto.studio\/products\/william-i-prince-of-orange-engraving-by-gerard-valck-after-van-der-werff-c-1680-1720","provider":"Brontosaurus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}