Portrait of Judith Cotermans Dutch Golden Age Engraving

Dutch Golden Age (Gouden Eeuw) engraving of Judith Cotermans / Judith Kotermans the wife of the print dealer and calligrapher Hendrick Meurs

Late 17th Century Copperplate Engraved by Paulus Pontius, after Pieter Codde, 1639 with a verse from Joost van den Vondel.  The Rijksmuseum holds a copy of this engraving.

Text on Engraving below portrait (Dutch)

Hier leeft de wederga van Iudith Kotermans,   Die Meurs in ‘t harte straelt met vriendelycke voncken.   Zyn veder, ryck van geest, gaet weiden op dat loncken.   Als zy haer oogen luyckt, dan leeft hy zonder glans.

“Here is the woman Judith Cotermans who illuminates the heart of Henri Meurs with gentle sparks. His spirited quill feasts on her advances. When her gaze no longer falls on him, his life is without luster.”

Dimensions: 35 X 23.5 cm