John Ernest of Nassau

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

This engraving depicts the upper half of a man's body. The man is slightly angled to the left, with his head turned toward the viewer. He has a mustache and beard, and his hair is short and wavy. He wears a high-collared ruff and an ornate garment with detailed patterns on the sleeves. The man is inside an oval frame surrounded by text. The background is finely hatched in a traditional style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.2 × 12.5 cm (6 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.735

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

Q65214713

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