[Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten.] P.Roestrate.
[John Smith pinx. After Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraeten.] [n.d., c.1685.] Very fine mezzotint. Sheet 200 x 150mm (8 x 6"). Taped into mount at top. Trimmed close to plate. Some repaired tears on left side. Portrait of Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten (1630 - 1700), Dutch painter of still-life particularly floral and vanitas. He lived with his wife in Amsterdam before moving to London in 1666. The same year he suffered a hip injury during the great fire of London, which caused him to walk with a limp for the rest of his life. CS 214. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd & Christopher Mendez.
[Ref: 65530] £320.00