Simon Vouet

Robert van Voerst after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image is a three-quarters view of a man visible from the waist up. He is seated facing slightly to the left with his head turned towards the viewer. His facial features are detailed, with a mustache and a subtle beard, and he has curly hair falling around his ears. He is wearing a robe or cloak over a garment with a visible cuff at the wrist, showcasing rich textures. The man is holding a book with one hand, his fingers curling around the spine. The background has an engraved texture. Text below the portrait indicates he is Simon Vouet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.8 × 17.5 cm (9 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.515

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 100, State vii/vii

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

1884

  • Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

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

1991

  • Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Marie. L'iconographie d'Antoine van Dyck: Cataloque raisonné. 2 vols. 2nd ed. Brussels, 1991.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 100, state vii/vii.

Wikidata ID

Q65365739

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