Joachim Ernest, Elector of Brandenburg

Peter Isselburg

Associated Names
Peter Isselburg

Artist, German, born 1580

The image displays a man from the waist up in a frontal position. He has distinct facial features including a mustache and short, curly hair. The man wears a suit of armor with a ruffled collar extending above the armor's top edge. One hand rests on his hip, and the other holds a baton-like object. A sword is visible at his waist. Next to him is a helmet with feathers on top. The background features draped fabric and an ornate shield or coat of arms on the wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.4 × 21.6 cm (11 3/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.733


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

Q65364236

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