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Mr. Arthur E. Vershbow

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Jan Snellinx

Sir Anthony van Dyck · probably 1626/1641 · etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.118

The image is a portrait engraving of a man's upper body. He faces forward with his head slightly turned to the left. He has a full beard, mustache, and short, wavy hair on top of his head. He wears a ruffled collar and a garment resembling a buttoned shirt. His right hand rests on his chest. The background is a simple, textured surface. The text identifies the man as "Ioannes Brevghel" and notes his profession related to the arts or painting.
Sir Anthony van Dyck, Jan Bruegel the Elder, probably 1626/1641, etching and engraving on laid paper, Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1990.125.1.115

Jan Bruegel the Elder

Sir Anthony van Dyck · probably 1626/1641 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.115

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Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery

Robert van Voerst · probably 1626/1641 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.20

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Christian, Duke of Brunswick

Robert van Voerst · probably 1626/1641 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.11

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Francis Thomas of Savoy-Carignan

Paulus Pontius · probably 1626/1641 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.7

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Frans Francken II

Sir Anthony van Dyck · probably 1626/1641 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.114

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Margaret, Princess of Lorraine

Schelte Adams Bolswert · probably 1626/1641 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.23

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Paul de Vos

Adriaen Lommelin · probably 1626/1641 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.66

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James, Duke of Hamilton

Peter van Lisebetten · probably 1626/1641 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1990.125.1.26

This is a drawing of an architectural interior with a staircase. The scene features a stone edifice with a staircase ascending into an arched opening. The stone texture is detailed with hatching and cross-hatching. Light and shadow play a role in the composition. The staircase is prominent, leading the eye upward. Archways and stone details hint at historical significance. Foliage and moss add to the sense of age and decay in the scene.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Prospettiva della Scala della conserva d'acqua de' già detti alloggiamenti, accennati in pianta nella Tav. XIII con la lett. G., 1764, etching and engraving on laid paper [proof], Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, 1999.124.1

Prospettiva della Scala della conserva d'acqua de' già detti alloggiamenti, accennati in pianta nella Tav. XIII con la lett. G.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1764 · etching and engraving on laid paper [proof] ·  Accession ID  1999.124.1