Doctor Francois Maelson

1592

Hieronymus Wierix

Associated Names
Hieronymus Wierix

Artist, Flemish, c. 1553 - 1619

The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body facing slightly to the right. He has distinct facial features, including a mustache and short, curly hair. He is dressed in a formal outfit with a high ruffled collar, a buttoned coat with patterned fabric, and a decorative bracelet on his wrist. He is holding a rolled document or scroll and the background has a plain backdrop with horizontal lines. At the top, there is a coat of arms, and below is an inscription identifying him as "Doctor Francois Maelson," along with additional text in another language.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.2 × 9.2 cm (5 9/16 × 3 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.821

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2110, State iii/iii

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. 2110, state iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65356840

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