Joannes van Ravesteyn

This engraving of Joannes van Ravesteyn, based on a portrait by Anthony van Dyck, was published as part of the Icones Principum Virorum series—a landmark collection of artist portraits celebrating notable painters, sculptors, engravers, and art patrons of the time. Ravesteyn, a prominent Dutch portraitist of the early 17th century, is depicted with dignified simplicity, his gaze calm and direct, reflecting the quiet authority of his profession. The print combines van Dyck's expressive sensitivity with the technical precision of the engraver, offering a timeless tribute to the stature of the sitter and the esteem in which he was held by his contemporaries.