Victoria Publica

1695

Cornelis Dusart

Associated Names
Cornelis Dusart

Artist, Dutch, 1660 - 1704

Jacob Gole

Publisher, Dutch, 1660 - 1724

Four people are depicted in this image. The central figure is standing, examining a long cylindrical object. They wear a large hat, fur-lined jacket, and a scarf. To the left, another person holds a torch. To the right, a person holds a stick-like object. Behind them, a person is barely visible, smiling. The background is dark, emphasizing the torch's light casting shadows and highlights.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.7 × 17.9 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 18.4 cm (10 × 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.166.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein no. 92, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints and Drawings, Dallas); purchased 2014 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: no. 92, iii/iii

Inscriptions

lower left: 'C Dusart inv. J. Gole Exc: Amstelodami; lower center: VICTORIA PUBLIA; lower right: cum Privilegio Ord. Holl. et West-Frisiae; lower center: Als de vuurpyl kust... / ... noch lang bewaard / A. Bogaart; upper verso by later hand in graphite: KCA-87/120; lower verso by later hand in brown ink: No.6

Markings

CDC

Wikidata ID

Q77007898

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