Martin Herpert

1639

Willem Hondius after Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Willem Hondius

Artist, Dutch, 1597 or after - c. 1658

Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows a portrait of a man depicted from the shoulders up. He is positioned facing forward, slightly turned to his right. The man has a well-groomed mustache and short hair, revealing a high forehead. He wears a pleated ruff collar around his neck and a dark garment. Draped across his chest is a chain. The background consists of a patterned oval frame with inscriptions along its edge, which further contains additional text below the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42 × 29.3 cm (16 9/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.673

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

Q65368204

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