Bust of a Man with a Turban Facing Left

1638

Salomon Koninck

Associated Names
Salomon Koninck

Artist, Dutch, 1609 - 1656

The image is a sketch of an older man, showing his head and upper torso. He is positioned in profile, looking to the left. His facial features include a long, pointed nose, a pronounced mustache, and a beard. His hair is obscured by a turban that wraps around his head. He is wearing a robe or cloak with folds, and there is an earring in his visible ear. The man also wears a ring on his garments. The background of the image is plain and unadorned, with sketch lines visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13 x 8.5 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.29.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; by descent to Philip and Judith Benedict, Providence, RI; purchased 1996 by NGA.

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

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: S. Koninck / Ano 1638; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: B69.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: (3685)

Wikidata ID

Q75396188

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