Portret van Abraham Valentijn 1787

This 1787 engraving by François Joseph (I) Pfeiffer, titled "Portret van Abraham Valentijn," depicts Abraham Valentijn, a Dutch East India Company official. The portrait is framed by an oval border adorned with a garland of leaves and framed by a stylized stone ledge. The subject is dressed in a military uniform, his gaze directed outward, conveying a sense of regality and authority. This engraving, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, offers a glimpse into 18th-century portraiture and the lives of prominent figures during the Dutch colonial era.