Andreas Rivetus, Doctor of Divinity and Professor

Hendrik Hondius I

Associated Names
Hendrik Hondius I

Artist, Dutch, 1573 - 1649 or after

The image features an engraved portrait of a man, depicted from the chest up. He is facing slightly to the right with his head turned towards the viewer. The man has aged facial features, including lines around his eyes and forehead, along with a neatly trimmed mustache and goatee. His hair is styled back, revealing a high forehead and receding hairline. He is dressed in a dark, buttoned-up garment with a broad, white pleated collar. The engraving is set within an oval frame, with an ornate band containing text below the image. The background features fine crosshatching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.9 × 17 cm (9 × 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1039

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 236, State ii/ii

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-, no. 236, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65356326

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