A Donor with a Coat of Arms (Schildbegleiter und Wappenschild mit Schrägbalken)

1603

Hans Jegli II

Associated Names
Hans Jegli II

Artist, Swiss, 1580 - 1643

The image shows a man standing with distinctive facial features, wearing elaborate historical or theatrical clothing. He has a large ruffled collar, a tall hat, and holds a baton or stick. The background is ornate with swirling patterns, cherubic faces, and masks. The composition includes decorative elements like columns and arches.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with brush and gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.4 x 16 cm (8 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.90.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kurt Meissner (1909-2004), Zurich, by 1967 [Lugt 4665]; (sale, Heidelberg, Kunstantiquariat Arno Winterberg, 14 May 2011, lot 158); C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf; purchased 2011 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Sumowski, W., ed.Handzeichnungen alter Meister aus schweizer Privatbesitz : Ausstellungen, Kunsthalle Bremen, 16 April bis 21 Mai 1967, Kunsthaus Zürich 21. Oktober bis 16. Dezember 1967. Zürich, 1967, no. 203.

2001

  • C. G. Boerner (Firm). _400 years of Swiss drawing : the Kurt Meissner collection._Düsseldorf, 2001, no. 2.

Inscriptions

signed, lower right in pen and gray ink, HIeggly; by artist [?)], lower center in pen and gray ink, Brüssfer [?] / 3; by artist [?], upper right in pen and gray ink: 20; by later hand, lower left of center in pen and brown ink, 614 / 07; by later hand, verso at bottom in graphite: profet de Vitrad [Uitvael?]; by different later hand, verso at lower right in graphite, Schweiz, 1603 / O. No. 2

Markings

recto: none; verso: Kurt Meissner (Lugt 4665)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64572937