Self-Portrait (The Trade Card of Anthoine Jacquard)

Antoine Jacquard

Associated Names
Antoine Jacquard

Artist, French, died 1652

The image depicts a bust of a man in profile within a decorative oval frame. The man has a mustache and beard, an intense expression, and wears a feathered headpiece and armor-like attire. He holds a sword. Cherubic figures are positioned above him, and others are depicted crafting an object below. The background features swirling designs, Latin inscriptions, and intricate details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellen von Seggern Richter and Jan Paul Richter

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 16.6 x 11.9 cm (6 9/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.46.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1600), no. 54

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased by NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 51.

Bibliography

1939

  • IFF (1600)

Inscriptions

in image, around portrait: ANTHOINE JACQUARD I VENTEV FECIT POICTEVIN

Wikidata ID

Q76336103

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