William Hondius
Willem Lodewyk, Count Nassau-Dietz, 1560 - 1620
About this artwork
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artist:William Hondius (1598/9 - 1658/60) Dutch
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title:Willem Lodewyk, Count Nassau-Dietz, 1560 - 1620
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date created:1630
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:36.80 x 28.90 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:FP II 242.2
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William Hondius
William Hondius
William Hondius’s father, Henrik Hondius, was one of the most important Dutch printmakers and publishers of his time. William continued the tradition and became extremely successful in his own right. In the 1630s he began publishing his own prints alongside his fathers. In 1636 he left The Hague...