Grafmonument voor Jacob Boreel by Jan Goeree

Grafmonument voor Jacob Boreel 1697

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pencil drawn

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aged paper

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toned paper

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pencil sketch

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old engraving style

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personal sketchbook

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old-timey

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pen-ink sketch

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19th century

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pencil art

This 1697 engraving by Jan Goeree depicts the design for a monument to Jacob Boreel. The elaborate composition features a central urn surrounded by sculpted figures, a coat of arms and classical architectural elements. Goeree's detailed rendering of the monument, complete with Latin inscriptions, highlights the importance and grandeur of the intended memorial. The artwork, now in the Rijksmuseum, is a valuable historical document for understanding Dutch Baroque funerary art.

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