Jacobus de Breuck, Jr.

Paulus Pontius after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Paulus Pontius

Artist, Flemish, 1603 - 1658

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows a man's upper body, with one arm crossed over his chest. He has a long beard and full head of hair depicted in a textured line pattern. He wears a robe or tunic with decorative stripes near the shoulders and wrists. The man holds a compass in his right hand. The background features a densely hatched pattern. Below the portrait are inscriptions including the name "IACOBVS DE BREVCK" and identifying him as an architect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.1 × 17.5 cm (9 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.223

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 50, State iv/vi

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. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 50, state iv/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q65081725

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