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Portrait medallion of Arnoud van Beresteyn. 1579 circa.
Hendrick Goltzius
* 1558 in Muhlbracht † 1617 in Haarlem
Engraving. Size of oval plate: 4.5 x 3.4 cm.
Literature: Bartsch III.61.192;
Hirschmann 175, only state.
Lettered around the image "TOUSIOURS OU IAMAIS. ÆTA 23." Trimmed around the image.
The preparatory silverpoint drawing is in the Teylers Museum, Haarlem (Reznicek 262).
Arnoud van Beresteyn (1556-1612) was a connoisseur and collector of drawings in Haarlem.
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