Frederick V, King of Bohemia

Balthasar Moncornet (publisher)

Associated Names
Balthasar Moncornet

Publisher, French, c. 1600 - 1668

The image is an engraving of a man's upper torso in a slight three-quarter angle. He has curly dark hair, a mustache, and a goatee. The man wears a detailed outfit with a large ruff collar and a decorative doublet. He is framed in an oval with a curtain behind him. In the background on the left, there is a pastoral landscape. The sky has stylized clouds. At the bottom, there is an inscription in French that reads "Frederique par la grace de Dieu Roy de Boheme. Moncornet ex." The image is set against a plain paper background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16 × 11.7 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.977


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

Wikidata ID

Q65369485

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