Abraham Casteleyn and his Wife
Abraham Casteleyn and his Wife, Margarieta van Bancken, by Jan de Bray, 1663, Dutch oil painting. Casteleyn was a printer and founded the newspaper Haerlemse Courant. The books and globe, allude to his profession and erudition. Portrait bust is of Laurens Janszoon Coster of Haarlem, then considered to be the inventor of the printing press (BSLOC_2016_3_62)
Picture No
11110649
Media ID
45299525
Size
3000px x 2296px
(1.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
