Portret van Joannes van den Steen 1747

"Portret van Joannes van den Steen" is an etching by Lodewijk Joseph Fruytiers, created in 1747. It depicts Joannes van den Steen, a prominent figure in the Dutch Catholic church, dressed in his clerical robes and holding a book. The portrait is framed by an oval, surrounded by an ornate border and a coat of arms with a prominent display of three shamrocks. The inscription below identifies Van den Steen as an Archbishop and Dean of the Haarlem Cathedral, and the date of his death. This artwork offers a glimpse into 18th-century portraiture and religious life in the Netherlands.