Identification title(s): silhouette portrait of captain engineer berg and captain count van hompesch. Pocket book of the heroes of willemstad (series title). Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-1904-2322. Catalog reference: rijksmuseum collection-1(2). Note: 1(2) to states present in the rijksmuseum. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, center verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: two silhouette portraits from a booklet about the soldiers who defended willemstad in 1793. The left one is of captain-engineer f. J. A. Mount with bust to the right. The judge belongs to captain count v. W. Van hompesch with bust to the right. The print has a caption with the names of the soldiers portrayed. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: hendrik willem caspari, after a drawing by: hendrik willem caspari, publisher: wouter brave. Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1794. Physical features: etching; proof. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: sheet: h 66 mm × w 96 mmexplanation anonymous, "almanack voor 1794 or pocketbook of the heroes of willemstad", s. L. , w. Brave, 1794. Subject: what: siege of willemstad. When: 1793 - 1793. Who: f. J. A. Mountain. V. W. From hompesch. Acquisition: purchase july 15, 1904. Date: 1794.
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