Rev. Father Antonius Kress

Attributed to Hendrik Hondius I

Associated Names
Hendrik Hondius I

Artist, Dutch, 1573 - 1649 or after

The image shows a man from the waist up, positioned in a three-quarter view facing the right side. He has a calm expression, a straight nose, full lips, and is looking out. He is wearing a hat, a luxurious robe with a textured pattern, and is holding a book and beads. There is Latin text in an ornate border around him. The background has geometric patterns and decorative designs on the wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 12 cm (5 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.750

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, undescribed

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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Hendrick Hondius, Nadine Orenstein, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q65369283

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