Octavio van Veen

Joannes Meyssens

Associated Names
Joannes Meyssens

Artist, Flemish, 1612 - 1670

The image shows a man sitting upright, looking slightly towards the right. He has short, wavy hair, a neatly trimmed beard, and mustache. He is wearing formal historical attire with a ruffled collar, a cap, and a cloak or robe with a satiny texture. His right hand is resting on a closed book on a table. The background has a textured crosshatch pattern. Text is visible in the lower portion of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.2 × 11.2 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1192

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

Q65359968

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