William, Earl of Pembroke

Robert van Voerst, after Daniel Mytens the Elder

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

Daniel Mytens the Elder

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1590 - 1648 or before

The image is an engraved portrait of a man depicted from the waist up, slightly oriented to the left. He has well-defined facial features, curly hair, a mustache, and a beard. He wears a large lace ruff collar typical of early 17th-century fashion. His clothing is richly detailed with textured fabric, possibly silk, featuring intricate designs. He also wears a round pendant on a chain around his neck and an earring in his left ear. The background is a blank oval frame, surrounded by an outer border inscribed with text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40 × 29.3 cm (15 3/4 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.975

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 20

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

Q65365692

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