Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Hieronymus Wierix

Associated Names
Hieronymus Wierix

Artist, Flemish, c. 1553 - 1619

The image depicts an engraving of a man from the chest upward. He is shown in a frontal position, slightly turned to his right, with his head further turned to the right. The man has a mustache, beard, deeply set eyes, and a determined expression. His hair is mostly covered by a cap with a feather and decorative band. He wears ornate armor with intricate patterns and floral designs. There are no visible accessories or objects held. The background features a simple oval frame with inscriptions indicating his nobility and importance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 7.8 × 6 cm (3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.773

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2108, State only

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

1866

  • Alvin, Louis. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre des trois freres Wierix. Brussels: T.J.I. Arnold, 1866.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Wierix family, Zsuzsanna van Ruyven-Zeman and Harriet Stroomberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 2108, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65356837

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