Hugo Grotius

1599

Jacques de Gheyn II

Associated Names
Jacques de Gheyn II

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1629

The image depicts a young boy from the waist up, seated and facing slightly to the right. His body is turned towards the viewer, and his head is slightly tilted. The boy has a round face, straight bangs, and short, closely cropped hair. His facial features are delicate and youthful. He is dressed in a detailed coat with puffed sleeves and a high, frilled collar. The fabric of the clothing has intricate patterns and decorative elements. He is wearing a long chain necklace with a large, circular medallion that he is holding up with his right hand. The background is a plain, shaded oval. The edges of the image feature inscriptions in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.5 × 7.5 cm (4 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.557

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 246, State ii/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

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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (De Gheyn family, Jan Piet Filedt Kok and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 246, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65358934

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