Joannes Heurnius, Medical Professor and Rector of Academy at Leyden

1607

Willem Swanenburgh

Associated Names
Willem van Swanenburgh

Artist, Dutch, 1580 - 1612

The image shows an engraving of a man's bust, facing forward with his body turned slightly to his left. He has a beard, mustache, high forehead, deep-set eyes, and short, combed-back hair. He is wearing a high, elaborate ruffled collar over a fur-trimmed garment. The background features intricate engravings, including a frame with Latin text around the portrait and ornate decorations below with garlands and architectural elements. An angelic cherub is depicted in the border above his head.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.2 × 15.1 cm (11 7/8 × 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.674


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

Q65368261

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