Charles I

Claes Jansz Visscher (publisher) after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Claes Jansz Visscher

Publisher, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image displays a portrait of an individual from the chest up, positioned in a side profile with a slight turn to face the viewer. The person has long, wavy hair that extends past their shoulders, a mustache, and a pointed beard. They are wearing a large, wide-brimmed hat adorned with a decorative hatband. Their attire includes a dark cloak and a lace collar, with a prominent insignia on the left shoulder, showcasing a star emblem. In the background, there is an intricately designed frame with Latin script surrounding the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.6 × 13.7 cm (7 11/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.984

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, undescribed

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. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. undescribed; see volume 5.

Wikidata ID

Q65369503

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