Godefroy Wendelin

1648

Philip Fruytiers

Associated Names
Philip Fruytiers

Artist, Flemish, 1610 - 1666

The image shows a portrait of a man from the chest up. He is positioned slightly to the left, looking down with a contemplative expression. The man has a defined jawline, high cheekbones, and deep-set eyes under a furrowed brow. He has short, curly hair, a full beard with light and dark tones, and appears to be wearing a formal or historical garment with a stand-up collar and round buttons down the center. The fabric looks textured with folds. There is no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background has a cross-hatched pattern for added depth, and text at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.6 x 18.9 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.4 x 20.2 cm (10 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.79.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R. E. Lewis and Daughter, San Rafael, CA); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: AEtatis LXVIII; upper right in plate: Ao. MDC.XLVIII; across lower center in plate: AD EFFIGIEM RDX. ET DOCTISSIMI VIRI DOMINI / I.V.D. GODOFREDI WENDELINI OFF. TORN. / Ausonio, Graeco, Hebraeo sermone disertus...Omnia qui nouit, noscitur hâc tabulâ / Ph. Fruijtiers ad vivum delin. et fecit.

Watermarks

foolscap

Wikidata ID

Q75431294

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