Jan van der Straet, Artist

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image depicts a man's head-and-shoulders portrait in an oval decorative frame. The man has a stern expression, short beard, and mustache, and is wearing period attire with an elaborate collar. The frame includes inscriptions and intricate embellishments, such as female figures, cherubic children, scrolls, and musical instruments. Latin text is visible within cartouches on both sides of the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.7 × 25 cm (6 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1146

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

Wikidata ID

Q65215706

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