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Fredericus Guiljelmus (Frederick William, Elector of Prussia)

Jacobus Gole's portrait of "Fredericus Guiljelmus (Frederick William, Elector of Prussia)" was published by Nicolaes Visscher in Amsterdam around 1665. This Jacobus Gole engraving is printed upon late seventeenth century laid paper with a large fleur-de-lis in a shield with crowns watermark and with margins extending well beyond the plate mark on all sides. This portrait is a fine, original example of the 17th century engraved art created by the Dutch artist, Jacobus Gole.

Fredericus Guiljelmus, (Frederick William, Elector of Prussia) was born in 1620 and died in 1688. At the age of twenty he succeeded his father as Elector of Brandenburg. During the Thirty Years War he liberated Prussia from feudal subjugation to Poland and then obtained Pomerania in 1648.

Title:	Fredericus Guiljelmus (Frederick William, Elector of Prussia)
Artist:	Gold, Jacobus (Amsterdam, 1660 - 1737)
Date:	c. 1685
Medium:	Original Engraving
Publisher:	Nicolaes Visscher, Amsterdam
Note:	Jacobus Gole: A notable Dutch engraver of the late seventeenth century, Jacobus Gole was equally talented in both the mediums of line and mezzotint engraving. During his career, Gole engraved landscapes and genre scenes after such eminent Dutch painters as van Ostade, Brouwer, Heemskerk and Cornelis Dusart. His greatest legacy, however, is found in his impressive and large portraits of the most famous European statesmen of the day. Gole engraved (and often designed) portraits of such famous individuals as Charles III, King of Spain, Charles XI, King of Sweden, Frederick I, King of Poland, George Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg, Cornelis Trump, Admiral of Holland, the Duchess de La Valliere, Mahomet IV, Sultan of Turkey and the Grand Vizier, Kara Mustapha.
	This portrait of Fredericus Guiljelmus (Frederick William, Elector of Prussia) was published by Nicolaes Visscher in Amsterdam. During the 17th century the Visscher publishing house dominated Dutch printmaking. Commissioning important maps, topographical views, landscape etchings and portrait engravings, the company was founded by Claes Jansz Visscher (1587-1652). Nicolaes Visscher (1618-1709) succeeded his father upon his death.
	A Biographical Note: Fredericus Guiljelmus (Frederick William, Elector of Prussia) -- generally known as 'The Great Elector' -- was born in 1620 and died in 1688. At the age of twenty he succeeded his father as Elector of Brandenburg. During the Thirty Years War he liberated Prussia from feudal subjugation to Poland and then obtained Pomerania in 1648. He is now considered as the founder of the Prussian Empire and the creator of its military forces. In all respects he was the first King of this large and important part of modern day Germany.
Size:	14 5/8 X 11 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $325.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon late seventeenth century laid paper with a large fleur-de-lis in a shield with crowns watermark and with margins extending well beyond the plate mark on all sides. Containing one diagonal crease mark, several tape stains along the upper margin and a small, repaired worm hole to the upper left (within the engraved framework), else a fine, early impression and in good condition throughout. This important portrait engraving represents a prime example of the seventeenth century art of Jacobus Gole.
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Original Engraving by Jacobus Gole.

Frederick William Elector of Prussia by Jacobus Gole

Fredericus Guiljelmus
(Frederick William, Elector of Prussia)

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