Portret van Jan Pietersz. Douw, RP-P-OB-9420, Reinier van Persijn, between 1623 and 1668

Identification title(s): portrait of jan pietersz. Douw. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-9420. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 45-2(2). Van someren 1505. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower right, stamped: lugt 2228 number, verso lower right, handwritten in brown ink: '496'. Description: portrait of the mathematician jan pietersz. Douw. He draws with a compass on the sheet of paper in front of him. In the margin a four-line poem of praise in dutch. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: reinier van persijn publisher: evert van swynen (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1623 - 1668. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 238 mm × w 188 mm. Subject: what: compasses. Who: jan pietersz. Douw. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1623 and 1668.