VAN DYCK, Anthonius. Ritratto di Frans Snyders.Antwerp, 1645 ca.Acquaforte e incisione. Inciso 248x160 mm. Piccoli margini. Iscrizioni: sotto il ritratto, su due righe in latino: “Franciscvs Snyders / Venationvm, Ferarvm, et Olervm Pictor Antverpiæ.” Più in basso: a sinistra “Ant. van Dyck pinxit et fecit aqua forti.”; a destra “Iac. Neeffs Sculps.” VI stato.Magnifico ritratto di F. Snyders, 1579-1657, pittore fiammingo di animali, scene di caccia, scene di mercato e nature morte. Incisione di Jacob Neefs, che riprende e completa al bulino quella di A. van Dyck. Il British Museum così descrive il ritratto: “ … half-length in frontal view, facing the viewer; with moustache and goatee, wearing a a mantle and a doublet with lace collar and cuffs; his both hands are resting on the chair standing on the right in front of him, clouds in the right background, square column in the left; sixth state with the initials of Gillis Hendricx erased; after Anthony van Dyck.” La stampa fu inserita nell’opera iconografica di Van Dyck “Icones principum, virorum. doctorum, pictorum, chalcographorum, stampato per la prima volta da Antwerp, 1645".Cfr. British Museum, Number 1856,0815.71

VAN DYCK, Antonius. Portrait of Frans Snyders.
Antwerp, 1645 ca.
Etching and engraving. Plate 248x160 mm. Little margins. Inscriptions: below the portrait, in two lines of Latin: “Franciscvs Snyders / Venationvm, Ferarvm, et Olervm Pictor Antverpiæ.” Left below: “Ant. van Dyck pinxit et fecit aqua forti.”, and “Iac. Neeffs Sculps.” Good specimen. State VI.
Magnificent portrait of F. Snyders, 1579-1657, Flemish painter of animals, hunting scenes, market scenes, and still lifes. Engraving by Jacob Neefs, who takes up and completes by burin that of A. van Dyck. The British Museum describes the portrait thus: “ … half-length in frontal view, facing the viewer; with moustache and goatee, wearing a a mantle and a doublet with lace collar and cuffs; his both hands are resting on the chair standing on the right in front of him, clouds in the right background, square column in the left; sixth state with the initials of Gillis Hendricx erased; after Anthony van Dyck.” The print was included in Van Dyck's iconographic work "Icones principum, virorum. doctorum, pictorum, chalcographorum, first printed from Antwerp, 1645".