Officers and Soldiers

1587

Jacques de Gheyn II after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Jacques de Gheyn II

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1629

Hendrick Goltzius

Publisher, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    12 engravings on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Accession Number

    2004.8.1-12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein no. 176-187

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Associated Artworks

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The image shows a man posing confidently. He has facial hair and curly hair spilling out from under a wide-brimmed hat with feathers. He wears ornate period clothing, including a lace ruff, a puffed, embroidered doublet, and breeches. He holds a ceremonial mace or staff in one hand and a sheathed sword by his side. In the background, there is a landscape with a city or castle on a hill and fields under a cloudy sky.

Colonel

Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius

1587

The image shows a man standing upright. He is posing with one hand on his hip and the other holding a staff or spear with a decorative blade. The man has a mustache, a trimmed full beard, styled hair, and a feathered cap. He is wearing textured clothing with armor-like stripes, a ruffled collar, and detailed sleeves. The background features soldiers, cylindrical towers, buildings, and mountains.

Lieutenant-Colonel

Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius

1587

The image displays a person holding a drum under their left arm and a drumstick in their right hand, facing away from the viewer. The person has curly hair, a mustache, and wears a plumed hat, ruffled shirt, vest, breeches, and a sheathed sword. The background features a group of figures with banners in a landscape with cloudy sky and uneven terrain.

Drummer

Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius

1587

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone Inc., New York); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (De Gheyn family, Jan Piet Filedt Kok and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 176-187.

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