Franciscus de Mendosa

1600

Jacob Matham after Pieter Isaacz

Associated Names
Jacob Matham

Artist, Dutch, 1571 - 1631

Pieter Isaacz

Artist After, Danish, 1569 - 1625

The image shows a portrait of a man facing forward but slightly turned to the side. His pose is upright with his head turned slightly towards his left shoulder. He has a distinctive facial appearance characterized by a prominent high forehead, arched eyebrows, and deep-set eyes. He has a full beard and a well-groomed mustache that curves upwards. His hair is short with a noticeable central peak. The man is wearing an ornate jacket with a high, ruffled collar and elaborate embroidery, fastened with buttons down the front. The background features a patterned design forming an oval frame, with text written around it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.8 × 12.2 cm (6 1/4 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.902

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 247, State i/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. (Jacob Matham, Léna Widerkehr, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 247, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65358634

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