{"product_id":"portret-van-willem-key-hendrick-hondius-i","title":"Portret van Willem Key - Hendrick Hondius (I)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA detailed seventeenth-century engraving by Hendrick Hondius (I) depicting the painter Willem Key with his artistic tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis engraving by Hendrick Hondius (I) depicts the painter Willem Key, a figure associated with the sixteenth-century Dutch school. Hondius, a prolific printmaker and publisher based in The Hague, produced this work as part of a series documenting the lives and appearances of notable artists. The composition follows the conventions of the period, presenting the subject in a half-length pose, holding the tools of his trade: a palette and brushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print displays the technical precision characteristic of Hondius. The artist employs varied hatching and cross-hatching to define the textures of the subject's clothing, the soft contours of his face, and the depth of the background. A smaller, secondary portrait appears in the upper left, providing a visual reference that adds a layer of historical documentation to the primary image. Below the portrait, a Latin inscription provides biographical context, a common feature in seventeenth-century portrait prints intended for scholarly or collector audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work captures the professional identity of the painter, focusing on the tools of artistic production. The lines are clean and deliberate, demonstrating the control required in copperplate engraving. The background is kept relatively simple, allowing the viewer to focus on the facial features and the specific details of the subject's attire. This print serves as a record of Willem Key's appearance, preserved through the medium of engraving, which allowed for the wider dissemination of such portraits across Europe. The clarity of the line work and the balanced composition reflect the standards of Dutch printmaking during the early seventeenth century, where accuracy and formal structure were highly valued by both the artist and the patron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/christ-taking-leave-of-his-mother-marcantonio-raimondi\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eChrist Taking Leave of His Mother - Marcantonio Raimondi — Marcantonio Raimondi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/boar-hunt-with-sea-turtle-fish-and-bird-adriaen-collaert\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eBoar Hunt, with Sea Turtle, Fish, and Bird - Adriaen Collaert — Adriaen Collaert\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hendrick Hondius (I)","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58435342434639,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58435342500175,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58435342598479,"sku":null,"price":290.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58435342631247,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58435342696783,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Portret-van-Willem-Key_Poster_CompositorV1_1786201870478.jpg?v=1786323462","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/en-nz\/products\/portret-van-willem-key-hendrick-hondius-i","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}