William Cecil, First Baron Burghley

Franz Hogenberg

Associated Names
Frans Hogenberg

Artist, Netherlandish, c. 1540 - c. 1590

The image depicts an upper body portrait of a man turned slightly to his right. He has a distinct face with prominent features, such as a high forehead, intense eyes, a sharp nose, a beard, and a mustache. His hair is short and closely cropped. The man is dressed in a richly patterned coat with a large, fur-trimmed collar. He holds a large letter "B" with his left hand and a small book or paper with his right hand. The background features architectural elements with ornate columns and arches, with “CORYNNA” and “RUTANIA” inscribed on the structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.9 × 9.5 cm (5 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.241

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 121, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Regimius and Frans Hogenberg, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 121, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65072375

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