Johannes Polyander, Doctor of Divinity and Teacher

Willem Jacobsz Delff after Michiel van Miereveld

Associated Names
Willem Jacobsz Delff

Artist, Dutch, 1580 - 1638

Michiel van Miereveld

Artist After, Dutch, 1567 - 1641

This engraving depicts a man with a mustache and beard, facing slightly to the right in an oval frame. He wears a ruff around his neck, a garment with a fur-trimmed outer layer and a patterned inner layer. The man is labeled as Johannes Polyander. The background features detailed line work, and text at the bottom gives information about the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.5 × 12.5 cm (7 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1012

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

Q65368233

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