James I and Anne of Denmark

Johan Wierix

Associated Names
Johan Wierix

Artist, Flemish, 1549 - 1618 or after

The image shows two full-length figures. The man on the left has one hand on his hip, holding a wide-brimmed hat with a plume. He wears puffed shorts and a doublet with decorative patterns, and has a beard and a mustache. The woman on the right stands upright, holding a fan. She wears a large, ruffled collar, a gown with intricate designs, and her hair is styled high. Both figures wear opulent attire indicating nobility. The man has a sheathed sword and a helmet near his feet. The background features a landscape with rugged terrains and distant hills.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.2 × 21.9 cm (10 5/16 × 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2106, State i/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, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Wierix family, Zsuzsanna van Ruyven-Zeman and Harriet Stroomberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 2106, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65360083

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