Standard Bearer

1587

Jacques de Gheyn II after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Jacques de Gheyn II

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1629

Hendrick Goltzius

Publisher, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image depicts a male figure in full body view, excluding the feet. The man stands with a slight twist to his body, holding a large billowing fabric like a flag in one raised arm and his other arm bent at the elbow. His face shows detailed features, including a mustache and a direct gaze. He has curly hair under a decorated cap with a feather. The man is dressed in intricate historical European attire, featuring a large, ruffled collar, puffed sleeves, and patterns on his doublet and hose. The background shows marching soldiers in a landscape with trees and cloudy skies. The image is surrounded by a framed border with text at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 x 15.6 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.2 x 25 cm (12 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.8.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 179, State i/iii

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a man posing confidently. He has facial hair and curly hair spilling out from under a wide-brimmed hat with feathers. He wears ornate period clothing, including a lace ruff, a puffed, embroidered doublet, and breeches. He holds a ceremonial mace or staff in one hand and a sheathed sword by his side. In the background, there is a landscape with a city or castle on a hill and fields under a cloudy sky.

Colonel

Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius

1587

Officers and Soldiers

Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius

1587

The image shows a man standing upright. He is posing with one hand on his hip and the other holding a staff or spear with a decorative blade. The man has a mustache, a trimmed full beard, styled hair, and a feathered cap. He is wearing textured clothing with armor-like stripes, a ruffled collar, and detailed sleeves. The background features soldiers, cylindrical towers, buildings, and mountains.

Lieutenant-Colonel

Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius

1587

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

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 Publishers, 2000, no. 179, state i/iii.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: HG. excud Iacques de gheijn. sculp.; lower center in plate: Acer in aduersos...spesq animiq vigor.; lower left in plate: 4

Wikidata ID

Q76342657

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