GOLTZIUS, Hendrick
(b. 1558, Mühlbrecht, d. 1617, Haarlem)

Portrait of Frederick de Vries

1597
Engraving, 360 x 266 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This carefully and lovingly rendered engraving represents Frederick de Vries, the son of Goltzius's friend Dirck de Vries, a draughtsman and painter who worked in Venice between 1590 and 1609. During his visit to Italy Goltzius twice stayed briefly at De Vries's home.