William Teelinck

1621

Pieter de Jode I after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Associated Names
Pieter de Jode I

Artist, Flemish, 1570 - 1634

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Artist After, Dutch, 1589 - 1662

The image is an engraving showing the upper half of a man's body. He is in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to his right and looking directly at the viewer. The man has a slightly receding hairline, short hair, a well-trimmed beard, and mustache. He has a serious and contemplative expression. He is wearing a dark cloak over a ruffled collar, holding a closed book in his left hand and resting his right hand on top of it. The background features an ornate oval frame with inscriptions and stylized embellishments.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.9 × 11.8 cm (6 5/8 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1163

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 138, 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. (The De Jode Dynasty, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2019: Part V, no. 138, iii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65364556

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