The Standard Bearer

1658

Prince Rupert of the Pfalz

Associated Names
Prince Rupert of the Pfalz

Artist, German, 1619 - 1682

The image shows a portrait of a person with long, wavy hair, wearing a hat with a feather. They have distinct facial features, including a prominent nose and lips, and are wearing a ruffled shirt under a vest-like garment. The individual is holding a staff in their right hand and possibly a sword in their left hand. The background is dark, emphasizing the focus on the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 28.5 × 20.5 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.301

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 89, repro.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

2000

  • "Hard Pressed: 600 Years of Prints and Process", The AXA Gallery, New York, 2000-2001, no. 32.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at upper right: Georio Pin; in plate, along upper rim of round shield at bottom center: 658 Rup: P. Fec

Wikidata ID

Q65081903

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