Eustace Wolowicz, Archbishop of Vilna

1618

Lucas Kilian

Associated Names
Lucas Kilian

Artist, German, 1579 - 1637

The image shows a man in a portrait, facing forward with a solemn expression. He is depicted with facial hair, wearing a cap and a clerical robe. Around him are cherubs holding religious items, as well as figures of saints labeled as S. Stanislaus and S. Casimirus. The background features ornate scrollwork and Latin inscriptions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.5 × 23.7 cm (12 3/8 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1254

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 493, State only

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 etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1976: Vol. XVII, no. 493.

Wikidata ID

Q65361667

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