Abraham Aurelius, Minister of the French Church in London

1631

Robert van Voerst

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

The image shows a man standing from just below the waist up. He is in a poised position, with his left hand resting on a table holding an open book and his right hand holding a closed book. The man has a full beard and mustache, closely cropped hair, and a solemn expression. He is wearing a period-appropriate robe with large sleeves, detailed buttons, and a ruffled collar. There is no visible jewelry. The background has a vertical textured pattern on the right side. The portrait is framed by text above and below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 × 12.6 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.500

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 1, State only

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

Q65365658

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