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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Paulus Pontius, an eminent Flemish engraver, was born at Antwerp in 1603, and was instructed in the art of engraving by Lucas Vorsterman; but he improved his designs by the advice and friendship of Rubens, from whose works he engraved many admirable plates. Few artists have equalled him in the correct and faithful delineation of his model; and in the character and expression of his figures he appears to have possessed himself of the mind of Rubens. He was not less successful in the fine portraits he engraved after Van Dyck, in which he seems to have adapted his style to the particular character of the person represented. His plates are executed with the graver in a clear, bold style; and, though he did not possess the facility of Bolswert, or the delicacy of Vorsterman, his plates will ever be esteemed among the ablest productions of Flemish art. He died in 1658. |
| Face value | 1,75 Francs + 25 Centimes |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 511 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B246 Yvert et Tellier BE 509 Stanley Gibbons BE 852 AFA number BE 508 Belgium BE 509 Unificato BE 509 |
| Stamp colour | dark violet blue |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 227.733 |
| Issue date | 01/07/1939 |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
