Henricus Steenwyck

before 1641

Paulus Pontius after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Paulus Pontius

Artist, Flemish, 1603 - 1658

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image displays the upper body of a man facing the viewer with a sideways glance. He has long hair, a mustache, and a beard. He wears an elaborate garment with a high collar and voluminous sleeves, ending in ruffled cuffs. He holds a sheet of paper or fabric in his left hand, with his right hand poised above it. The background is a textured, lined pattern. The name "Henricus Steenwyck" is inscribed beneath the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.7 x 17.8 cm (9 3/4 x 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.79

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 129, State iv/vii

  • Series Title

    Iconography

Artwork history & notes

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: 129, iv/vii

1991

  • Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Marie. L'iconographie d'Antoine van Dyck: Cataloque raisonné. 2 vols. 2nd ed. Brussels, 1991: 67, iv/vii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: HENRICVS STEENWYCK; lower left in plat: Ant. van Dyck pinxit / Paul du Pont sculp.; lower right in plate: Mart. Vanden Enden excudit Cum privilegio; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 14306 / W. 67

Wikidata ID

Q76559198

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