Jodocus de Momper

probably 1626/1641

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows a portrait of a person from the waist up. They are angled to the side, with their head turned towards the viewer. The individual has a mustache, short beard, and gray, wavy hair. Their facial features include a prominent nose and deep-set eyes. The person is wearing a loose garment with elaborate folds and a high, ruffled collar. They are holding a small object in their right hand. The background displays a landscape with mountains and a partly cloudy sky.

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Le Cabinet des plus beaux Portraits ... faits par le fameux Antoine van Dyck

Sir Anthony van Dyck, Various Artists

1720

The image is an engraved portrait showing the upper body of a man facing slightly to his right while looking over his left shoulder towards the viewer. The man has a pointed mustache, a well-defined nose, and curly hair. He is clad in a garment with a high collar and is not holding any objects. Below him is a carved pedestal with classical motifs, two helmeted figures on each side, and a central shield adorned with decorative elements. The background consists of engraved clouds that blend with the figure's hair. The name "ANT. VAN DYCK" is inscribed above the central shield on the pedestal.

Self-Portrait

Sir Anthony van Dyck, Jacobus Neeffs

1626

Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain

Lucas Emil Vorsterman

1626

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frances Molesworth (inscribed 1777, and again as a gift to [illegible] 1780); Juliana Woodforde (inscribed "Oct. 14, 1832"). Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, Newton Centre, Massachusetts; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, as Self-Portrait from illustrated volume Le Cabinet des plus beaux Portraits ... faits par le fameux Antoine van Dyck.

2004

  • "The Unfinished Print", The Frick Collection, New York, 2004.

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. 6, state v/v.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Ant. van Dyck fecit aqua forti; across bottom in plate: JUDOCUS DE MOMPER PICTOR. / montium Antverpiae.

Wikidata ID

Q74886792

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