Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

Christoffel van Sichem I

Associated Names
Christoffel van Sichem I

Artist, Dutch, 1546 - 1624

The image depicts a man standing upright. He is posed with his head slightly turned to the right, his left hand on his hip and his right hand holding a long rod or baton. The man has short, curly hair and a neatly groomed beard. He wears intricately designed armor covering his whole body, including a high lace ruff around his neck and armored boots. He has a calm expression. Beside him, a large shield with a coat of arms rests on the ground. The background shows a detailed scene of a battle or military encampment, with troops and structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 18.2 x 14.2 cm (7 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.864

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 58

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

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: CVSichem Sculp. et excud.

Wikidata ID

Q65222288

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