Prince Rupert, K.G.

William Faithorne after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image depicts a man from the waist up, facing to the right. He has distinct facial features including a prominent nose, full lips, and large eyes. His long, wavy hair falls past his shoulders. The man is wearing historical armor with a patterned collar. He holds an object in his left hand. The background has a lined pattern forming an oval frame around him. Ornate text at the bottom describes his titles and lineage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.1 × 21.1 cm (11 1/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.660

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, undescribed

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

1888

  • Fagan, Louis. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q65368639

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