1774 Portrait of Cornelis de Witt after Caspar Netscher by William Baillie

Mezzotint

Portrait of Cornelis de Witt, bust in an oval frame directed to left, looking towards the viewer, with shoulder-length curling hair, moustache and a stiff, embroidered collar, swathed in a dark cloak

William Baillie, English, 1723-1810

Inscription content: Lettered with title at top of oval. Production details lettered below portrait: "Netcsher pinx[i]t." and "W. Baillie Sc. June 17th 1774". Lettered at lower margin in Latin: "Natus An[n]o 1623.", "Sævo Furor Ore Trucidat." and "Mortuus An[n]o 1672.".

Etching printed in black ink on wove paper.

Overall size: 29.8 x 24.5 cm