Philip Cluver, Geographer

1625

Workshop of Crispijn van de Passe I

Associated Names
Jan van de Velde II

Artist, Dutch, 1593 - 1641

Crispijn van de Passe I

Related Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

This is a portrait of Philippus Cluverius, showing his upper torso and head. He is facing slightly to his left but looking directly at the viewer. Cluverius has a neatly trimmed mustache and beard, curly hair swept back, and is wearing a dark garment with a large ruffle collar. The background is dark and textured, outlined by a lighter rectangular frame. Below the portrait, the inscription reads "Philippus Cluverius, Geographus."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper, mounted to another sheet of paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.5 × 10.2 cm (6 1/8 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.319

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Franken and van der Kellen 1883, no. 10 and 456-465 (attributed to Van de Velde)

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

1883

  • Franken, D. and J.Ph. van der Kellen. L'Oeuvre de Jan van de Velde. Amsterdam: Frederik Muller et Cie; Paris: Rapilly, 1883. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink en Co., 1968: no. 10 and 456-465 (accidentally listed twice).

Inscriptions

in plate, bottom center: PHILIPPUS CLUVERIUS. / GEOGRAPHUS.

Wikidata ID

Q65087655

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