Ferdinand II, Par la Grace de Dieu Emperur des Romains

Balthasar Moncornet

Associated Names
Balthasar Moncornet

Artist, French, c. 1600 - 1668

The image shows a portrait of a man facing slightly to the viewer's left. He wears a decorated outfit with a ruffled collar and a chain. The background features multiple horse riders in a landscape with trees and clouds. The man is identified as Ferdinand II, Emperor of the Romans, with French text at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.3 × 11.2 cm (6 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.464

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

Q65070943

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