John Ernest, Jr., Duke of Saxony

1630

Willem Hondius after Michiel van Miereveld

Associated Names
Willem Hondius

Artist, Dutch, 1597 or after - c. 1658

Michiel van Miereveld

Artist After, Dutch, 1567 - 1641

The image shows a man with prominent facial features, including a mustache and a pointed beard. He has voluminous curly hair, styled around his face and down to his neck. He is dressed in an embroidered garment and a lace collar that extends over his shoulders. He appears to be holding a decorative object near his chest. The background features a patterned, oval-shaped frame with Latin text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42.1 × 29.1 cm (16 9/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.736

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified private collector (script "D", close to L. 3173). 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

Q65368210

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