King William III

1694

Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Jan Hendrik Brandon

Associated Names
Pieter Stevens van Gunst

Artist, Dutch, 1659 - c. 1724

Arnout Leers I

Publisher, Dutch, active late 17th century

Johann Brandon

Artist After, Dutch, 1660 - c. 1716

The image depicts a man from the waist up, with his body facing slightly right and his head turned towards the viewer. He has distinct facial features and long, curly hair. The man wears an ornate garment with a decorative collar, sash, and a draped coat with intricate patterns. The background is textured but neutral, and there is a detailed border with floral motifs, leaves, and crests. There is also a banner with text at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 68.2 × 60.8 cm (26 7/8 × 23 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 70 × 62.7 cm (27 9/16 × 24 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.197.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wurzbach 1906 - 1911, no. 56

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Wurzbach, Alfred von. Niederlandisches Kunstler-Lexikon. 3 vols. Vienna, 1906-1911: no. 56.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: WILHELMUS III. D.G. ANG. SCOT. FRANC. ET HIB. REX; lower left in plate: Joh. Brandon pinxit; lower center in plate: Arn Leers excudit Hage-Comitum, cum Privilegio 1694; lower right in plate: Petr. a Gunst sculpsit

Wikidata ID

Q77260946

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