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Jan Muller

Associated Names
Jan Muller

Artist, Netherlandish, 1571 - 1628

This image depicts a man's upper body facing forward with his head slightly turned to the left. The man has distinctive facial features, a full beard with a styled mustache, and short, groomed hair. He is wearing formal attire with a high-collared garment and an elaborate ruff collar, decorated with visible buttons. The image is framed by an ornate oval frame containing inscriptions about his identity and biographical information. Below the portrait, there is text presented in verse. The background features a dark textured gradient.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.8 × 14 cm (8 3/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1026

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 19, State iii/iv

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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Muller dynasty, Jan Piet Filedt Kok, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 19, state iii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65359265

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