Man with a Penknife

Salomon Koninck

Associated Names
Salomon Koninck

Artist, Dutch, 1609 - 1656

The image depicts a man seated at a table. He is examining an object closely held in his hands. The man has a long, bushy beard and is wearing a beret-style hat, appearing elderly. His hair is slightly scraggly and peeks out from under his hat. He is dressed in a loose, long-sleeved garment, suggesting a robe. On the table are an open book with thick pages, an hourglass, and a partially lit candle in a holder. The background is filled with cross-hatched drawing and appears dark, giving a sense of an enclosed space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 × 13.2 cm (6 11/16 × 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.3 × 13.6 cm (6 13/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.9.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alcide Donnadieu [c.1791-1861], London (Lugt 726, blindstamp); Ambroise Firmin-Didot [1790-1876], Paris (Lugt 119); (Craddock and Barnard, London); purchased by NGA, 1970.

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

Markings

recto: Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (Lugt 119)

Wikidata ID

Q65511965

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