Charles Louis, Elector Palatine

1630

Robert van Voerst

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

This image shows a black and white engraved portrait of a man. The man is positioned to the left, looking ahead with curly, shoulder-length hair. His facial features include eyes, nose, and lips. He wears a detailed outfit with a lace collar and a garment suggesting formality, possibly armor. A sash is draped across his chest. The portrait is framed in an oval with inscriptions around the border and decorative text at the bottom providing details about the man's titles and affiliations. The background is blank.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.5 × 16 cm (8 7/8 × 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.506

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 4, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65365664

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