James I

Johan Wierix

Associated Names
Johan Wierix

Artist, Flemish, 1549 - 1618 or after

The image shows the upper half of a man standing slightly turned to his right with his face looking forward. He has styled facial hair, including a mustache and a pointed beard. The man wears a tall hat with decorations, a richly decorated garment with detailed patterns, and a sash across his chest. He holds a scepter or rod in his right hand, and there is a large plumed helmet beside him. The background features mountains or rocky formations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.7 × 11.3 cm (6 9/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.57

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2106, ii/ii, 1st plate

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, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Wierix family, Zsuzsanna van Ruyven-Zeman and Harriet Stroomberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 2106, state ii/ii, 1st plate.

Wikidata ID

Q65360112

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