Jan Gruter

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man focusing on his head and shoulders. He is facing slightly to the right, with his facial features including a nose, eyes, mustache, and beard. The man's hair is combed back, and he wears a garment with a large ruff collar typical of late Renaissance fashion and a dark doublet with buttons. The background features an oval frame with an inscription and finely detailed parallel lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.2 × 10.1 cm (5 3/16 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.565

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

Wikidata ID

Q65214661

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