3 delen, (titelprent, 8, portret) 381 (10), (1) 361 (7), (2) 408 (7) p. Origineel Perkament, groot 8°. Compleet met 47 pagina-grootte gravures met daarop ruim 90 verschillende portretten en afbeeldingen, alles origineel handgekleurd.
3 volumes, (titleprint, 8, portrait) 381 (10), (1) 361 (7), (2) 408 (7) p. Contemporary Vellum, large 8°. Complete with 47 page-size engravings containing over 90 different portraits and illustrations, all contemporary hand-coloured. Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719) wrote the book “De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen”, which contains biographies of artists of the seventeenth century. The book is an extremely important source of knowledge. It consists of three volumes and is a sequel to Carel van Mander’s Schilderboeck from 1604.