Frederick, King of Bohemia

Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The man is seated on a horse in a rearing position. He is visible from head to waist, with a voluminous ruffed collar around his neck and long, wavy hair. He wears ornate armor and holds the reins of the horse, which is also adorned with decorative elements. The background shows a cityscape and a hillside. Two ornate crests are in the upper corners of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36 × 25.1 cm (14 3/16 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.490

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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

Wikidata ID

Q65071592

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