Identification title(s): portrait of christoph butkens. Object type: print object number: rp-p-bi-2735. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 25. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, center verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: portrait of christophe butkens, prior of the salvator monastery in antwerp. He wears the habit of the cistercians. In his left hand he holds a letter with a seal. His right hand rests on a desk with books and writing. Material: , symbol of his great erudition. Behind him on the right is a coat of arms. The print has a latin caption. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: mattheus borrekens (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: abraham van diepenbeeck (mentioned on object), writer: anonymous. Date: 1644. Physical features: engraving. Material paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 278 mm × w 202 mm explanation on the reverse used as a draft sheet for letters by mr. D'anvaille. Subject: what: coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc. ), theologian in his study (writing or reading). Who: christophorus butkens. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1644.
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