Pfalzgraf Friedrich III

1539

Peter Gertner

Associated Names
Peter Gertner

Artist, German, active 1530/1540

The image shows a man in an upper-body portrait. He is positioned slightly turned to his left, looking in the same direction. The man has a defined facial structure with a long, narrow nose, a light beard, and mustache. He wears a large, ornate hat with a feather, a high-collared shirt, a detailed coat, and a necklace with a pendant. His right hand is holding part of his clothing near the waist. The background is a dark, solid color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk, with face and hands developed in oil (?) on vellum (?) laid on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Adolph Caspar Miller

  • Dimensions

    sight size: 44.7 x 31.2 cm (17 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.3.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Adolph Caspar Miller [1866-1953]; gift 1953 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • Styles in Portraiture, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1972, no cat.

Inscriptions

lower left: No 12.; lower center: [illegible] / A 39

Wikidata ID

Q64619401

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