Christopher Schwaiger

Lucas Kilian

Associated Names
Lucas Kilian

Artist, German, 1579 - 1637

This image is a portrait depicting a man's upper body. The man faces forward with his head slightly turned to his right. He has curly, graying hair, a mustache, and a beard. He wears a formal 16th-century outfit with a high, ruffled collar and a doublet. The background features a circular pattern with text surrounding the man's head that reads "CHRISTOPH SCHWAIGER" and "AN. M.D.C. SE. LXVIII." Below the portrait, there is text in Latin and the engraver's name, Lucas Kilian.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.5 × 12.8 cm (8 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1072

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 420, 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

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1976: Vol. XVII, no. 420, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65361641

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