Erard de la Marck

c. 1550

Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen

Associated Names
Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen

Artist, Netherlandish, c. 1500 - c. 1559

The illustration depicts a man's head and shoulders. He faces forward with a serious expression, showcasing prominent facial features like a strong brow, pronounced cheekbones, and deep-set eyes. He has short hair. The man wears a hat, likely a biretta, associated with clergy, and a fur-lined cloak or robe. There are no visible accessories. The background features a crosshatched pattern, with Latin text and decorative embellishments below the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 34 x 24.5 cm (13 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.106.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased by NGA, 1997.

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

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Reuerendiss. Errhardus Amarka Sce. Ro. Eccl. tt'. Sci. Grisogoni.pbr / Cardinal. Epus. Leodien. Dux bulliacen. Comes Lossen. p o. maiu.

Wikidata ID

Q75406906