Jacob de Gheyn

1610

Andries Jacobsz Stock

Associated Names
Andries Jacobsz Stock

Artist, Dutch, c. 1580 - 1648 or after

Hendrik Hondius I

Publisher, Dutch, 1573 - 1649 or after

This image shows the upper body of a man seated at a table, slightly turned to the right. He has a distinguished face with prominent cheekbones, a mustache, and a short, well-trimmed beard. His hair is wavy and combed back. He is dressed in a detailed high-collared shirt, with a ruffled ruff around his neck, and a cloak draped over his shoulders. The man is holding a circular object in his left hand, while his right hand appears to rest on a drawing or painting surface. Around him on the table are various artist tools, including drawing compasses and brushes tied together. In the background, there are several smaller figures, possibly artists, engaged in drawing. The setting includes architectural elements like a column and an arched ceiling, and a detailed depiction of a wall with a chart or plan pinned to it. Below the image, text that identifies the person and provides additional context is engraved.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.2 × 12.1 cm (7 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.526

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, undescribed

  • Series Title

    Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies


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. (Hendrick Hondius, Nadine Orenstein, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q65087688

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