The Fortune Teller

c. 1608

Attributed to Andries Jacobsz Stock after Jacques de Gheyn II

Associated Names
Andries Jacobsz Stock

Artist, Dutch, c. 1580 - 1648 or after

Jacques de Gheyn II

Artist After, Dutch, 1565 - 1629

The image shows three people standing outdoors. The central figure is a woman in a flowing dress with detailed ruffles. To her left is a person wearing a dress and hat with a veil. To her right is an older person in a robe and head covering. A fourth figure is partially visible behind the older person. The ground has a sculptural face and foliage, and there is a large tree in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.9 x 20.5 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.3 x 20.8 cm (12 5/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.128.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 154, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Fabricius (Lugt 847a and 919bis). (Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 23 May 2003, no. 5173); (David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 2003 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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (De Gheyn Family, Jan Piet Filedt Kok and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 154, state i/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: JDG in (in monogram) N de Clerck ex.; lower center in plate: Cui media...praesens

Watermarks

coat of arms with lion and B (similar to Heawood 602-603)

Wikidata ID

Q76360378

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