Frederick V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia

Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image is an engraving of a person within a decorative oval frame. The individual is shown from the waist up, facing slightly to the right. They have refined facial features, medium-length hair styled away from the face, and wear a detailed doublet with a large ruff around the neck. The oval frame is surrounded by heraldic imagery, including lion heads, flags, and swords intertwined with scrollwork. The background lacks any discernible landscape or interior, as the heraldic border dominates the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.8 × 19.7 cm (10 15/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.970

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 143, State ad

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wilhelm Eduard Drugulin [1825 - 1879], Leipzig (Lugt 2612); 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

Q65222580

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