Prince Christian of Denmark, Son of Christian IV

1615

Adriaen Matham after Pieter Isaacz

Associated Names
Adriaen Matham

Artist, Dutch, c. 1599 - 1660

Pieter Isaacz

Artist After, Danish, 1569 - 1625

The image depicts the upper half of a young person's body in portrait view. The person is posed looking directly at the viewer with slightly angled body. They have short, lightly wavy hair and a smooth facial expression. They wear an elaborate outfit with a lace collar and decorative elements. The person holds an object in their right hand near their chest. In the background, there is an oval frame surrounding the portrait with text overlay outside the main image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.8 × 14.3 cm (8 9/16 × 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.308

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 49, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette II [1634-1716], Paris, (L.1790). Reverend J. Burleigh James [active 19th century], Knowbury Park, (L.1425). 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. (Adriaen, Jan and Theodoor Matham, Simon Turner, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2014: Part I, no. 49.

Wikidata ID

Q65066898

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