Charles de Bucquoy

Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

This image displays an intricate etched portrait of a man from the waist up, who is facing slightly towards the viewer with a confident expression. The man has a beard, mustache, and styled curly hair. He is dressed in an elaborately embroidered garment with a lace collar and a draped sash. The portrait is within an oval frame with Latin inscriptions around the border. The background contains detailed patterns, armorial symbols, and decorative embellishments. The lower part includes inscriptions, scrolls, and geometric designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.8 × 10.2 cm (5 13/16 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.236

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XV, no. 691

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unknown collection (partial stamp). 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

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65071551

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