Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

Willem de Passe after Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows an engraving of a man from the chest up, centered within an oval frame. He is slightly turned to his right, with his head facing forward. The man has a middle-aged face with a short beard and mustache. His hair is short and neatly styled. He is dressed in period clothing with a high ruffled collar. The man is surrounded by scrollwork and decorative medallions. At the top of the frame, a cherub is blowing a horn-like structure. The background is filled with scrolling patterns and text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.1 × 31 cm (14 3/16 × 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.872

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 50

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

Wikidata ID

Q65368185

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