Balthasarus ab Herden Med. Doctor

c. 1650-1665

Johann Friedrich Fleischberger

Associated Names
Johann Friedrich Fleischberger

Artist, Bavarian, active 1650

The image displays half of a person's body, focusing on the upper torso and head. The person is seated or slightly turned forward, facing the viewer. The individual has a prominent nose, thin lips, a thin beard with a mustache, and short, modestly styled hair covered by a hat. The person wears traditional 17th-century clothing, including a large pleated ruff collar and a fur-trimmed coat. There are no visible jewelry items or objects. The background features an oval frame with decorative scrollwork and text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 17 × 12.2 cm (6 11/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.671

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, around portrait: BALTHASARUS AB HERDEN MED. DOCTOR NATUS A.C. 1549 DENAT, A.C. 1619 AETAT. 70.; in plate, below image, at right: J. F. Fleischberger Sculp.; verso: none

Markings

recto: none; verso: W. B. Dukes (Lugt 2757a); Hermann Marx (Lugt 2816a); and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q65360119

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