Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

published 1604

Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows a monochrome portrait of a person displaying their upper body. The person faces forward in a formal pose with their right shoulder slightly turned. They have curly, shoulder-length hair and a youthful face with a calm expression. The person wears a garment with a buttoned shirt, a high decorative collar, and a sash across the shoulder. The frame around them includes text reading "HENRICVS WALLIAE PRINCEPS." The background includes heraldic designs with a crown, a lion, and a mythical creature. Below the portrait, there is decorative text in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.2 × 9 cm (5 9/16 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.659

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XV, no. 747

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

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

Q65222469

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