Portret van Jacob van Ulfelt by Hendrick Hondius I

Portret van Jacob van Ulfelt 1608

pencil drawn

aged paper

pencil sketch

old engraving style

portrait reference

limited contrast and shading

19th century

golden font

historical font

columned text

Hendrick Hondius I's 1608 engraving, "Portret van Jacob van Ulfelt," depicts Jacob van Ulfelt in profile. The sitter's face is shown in detail with a sharp and precise line. His beard and mustache are trimmed, and he wears a large ruff around his neck, typical of the Dutch Golden Age fashion. The inscription around the oval portrait identifies Ulfelt as a counselor to the king of Denmark and ambassador for the peace of the Netherlands. This artwork is a fine example of a portrait engraving, a popular art form during the Dutch Golden Age, and is now part of the Rijksmuseum collection.