Adriaen Pauw, Lord of Heemstede (1652): Artwork and History

Adriaen Pauw, Lord of Heemstede (1652) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658) after Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592-1656).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

This portrait celebrates the erudition and career of the Dutch politician Adriaen Pauw. He is shown in his library, which was one of the largest in the Netherlands at more than 16,000 books, and he wears the gold collar and medal of the Order of Saint Michael, an honor conferred by King Louis XIII of France. The lengthy inscription states that Pauw served as a diplomat to France, Great Britain, and Denmark as well as Holland’s representative to the conference that resulted in the Peace of Münster, which ended the Eighty Years’ War between the Dutch Republic and Habsburg Spain.

Object facts

• Title: Adriaen Pauw, Lord of Heemstede
• Date: 1652
• Artist attribution: Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658) after Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592-1656)
• Place of origin: Holland
• Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper
• Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 35.7 × 24.3 cm (14 1/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1923.1043

Collection credit

Gift of Horace S. Oakley

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