Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

1600

Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image is an engraved portrait showing a man's upper body. He is facing forward, with distinguished facial features including a pointed beard and mustache. He wears an embroidered garment with ornamental shoulder armor. The portrait is set in an ornate oval frame with inscriptions and Latin text at the base. The background features decorative scrollwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.7 × 9.4 cm (5 13/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XV, no. 789

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, 1951.

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 Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65222553

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