Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Attributed to Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows a portrait of a man with a serious expression, full beard, mustache, and receding gray hair. He wears a fur-trimmed cloak over a rich doublet with buttons, and a pleated ruff collar. The background is dark, with an inscription including the name "Ioan van Oldenbarnevelt" in decorative script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.8 × 19.2 cm (10 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.942

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, undescribed


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

Wikidata ID

Q65369312

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