Bust of a Young Man in Profile, Facing Right

c. 1631

Jan Lievens

Associated Names
Jan Lievens

Artist, Dutch, 1607 - 1674

Pieter de Bailliu

Publisher, Flemish, 1613 - c. 1660

The image shows a side view portrait of a man's head and upper shoulders. The man is positioned in profile facing to the right side of the frame. He has a prominent nose, a slightly visible mustache, long wavy hair flowing down past his shoulders, and is wearing a garment with a high collar and visible button details on the right side. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.7 x 14.3 cm (6 3/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
    overall: 16.8 x 15.2 cm (6 5/8 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.63.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 34, State iii/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 1999 by NGA.

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

lower right in plate: IL / P. de Balliu exc; upper right in plate: 1; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 980710

Watermarks

partial coat-of-arms

Wikidata ID

Q75423246

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