Jan Uytenbogeart, Preacher of the Remonstrants, 1635
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| Original etching and drypoint printed on laid paper with "Arms of Amsterdam"
watermark. Signed and dated in the plate. A fine 17th century impression.
Sheet: 10 3/8" x 8 1/16", platemark: 8 11/16" x 7 5/16" Jan Uytenbogaert (or Johannes Wtenbogaert; b. 1557 - d. 1644) was one of the most influential men in Holland from 1589 (when he was invited to The Hague by Prince Maurice and Oldenbarnevelt) to the time of his enforced retirement in 1618. He was the chief spokeman of the Arminian Remonstrants in their struggle with the strict Calvinists. He was tutor to Prince Frederick Henry. After spending some years in Paris, he returned in 1626 to Holland, but never regained his former influence. |
