Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

Attributed to Hieronymus Wierix

Associated Names
Hieronymus Wierix

Artist, Flemish, c. 1553 - 1619

The artwork depicts a portrait of a man in historic clothing with an ornate hat and ruffled high collar. His facial features include a mustache and beard, styled hair, and he is looking towards his right shoulder. There is an oval frame surrounding the portrait with floral motifs and vases on either side. Text is present within the frame and below the illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.9 × 6.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 241, copy or state undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Wierix family, Zsuzsanna van Ruyven-Zeman and Harriet Stroomberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 241, copy or state undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q65087600

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