Dutch Ambassadors

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
The image is an aged etching featuring twenty portraits arranged in a grid of five rows by four columns. Each individual is depicted from the chest upwards and is oriented to the front, with the head turned to varying degrees. The subjects are all middle-aged to older men with various styles of facial hair. Their hair is short or receding. They are dressed in formal attire, characterized by ruffled collars and cloaks or coats with large lapels. Below each portrait, there is an inscription detailing the name of the person depicted. The background of the image is simple, with a clear separation between each portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.4 × 33.6 cm (10 3/8 × 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.24


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

Wikidata ID

Q65070355

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