William of Nassau, Prince of Orange

Christoffel van Sichem I after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Christoffel van Sichem I

Artist, Dutch, 1546 - 1624

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image is an engraving of a man standing upright in a dignified pose. He has a beard, mustache, curly hair, a lace-trimmed ruff around his neck, armor, and is holding a baton in his right hand and resting his left hand on the hilt of a sword. A helmet with a feathered plume is on a table next to him. The background shows a battle scene with troops and cavalry. In the bottom right corner, there is a circular diagram with writing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 18.6 x 14.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1229

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 261b, State i/iii

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 Hertzberger

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Hendrick Goltzius, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 261b, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65222302

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