James I and Anne of Denmark

after Hieronymus Wierix

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Hieronymus Wierix

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1553 - 1619

The image shows a man and a woman in an ornate setting. The man stands near the seated woman. The man wears distinctive clothing, a large hat with a feather, and holds a scepter. The woman wears an elegant dress, and both figures are surrounded by a detailed backdrop with textured elements and a coat of arms displayed prominently. Latin text is inscribed at the top and bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.7 × 25.8 cm (14 1/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.59

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2106, copy

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, copy.

Wikidata ID

Q65216646

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