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The image shows a portrait of a man from the chest up, depicted in a seated position facing slightly to the right. His facial features include a full beard and mustache, and his hair is wavy and combed back. He is wearing a dark, elaborately patterned garment with a high ruffled collar. Surrounding the portrait is an ornately engraved frame with decorations and the text "Abrahamus Bloemaert Pictor Gorcomius Batavus Ætat XLIIII. 1651." The background features classical motifs and artistic implements such as a palette, paintbrushes, books, and architectural elements.
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The image shows a portrait of a man from the chest up, depicted in a seated position facing slightly to the right. His facial features include a full beard and mustache, and his hair is wavy and combed back. He is wearing a dark, elaborately patterned garment with a high ruffled collar. Surrounding the portrait is an ornately engraved frame with decorations and the text "Abrahamus Bloemaert Pictor Gorcomius Batavus Ætat XLIIII. 1651." The background features classical motifs and artistic implements such as a palette, paintbrushes, books, and architectural elements.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham Bloemaert

Dutch 18th Century after Paulus Moreelse

Date
c. 1740
Medium
engraving with woodcut tone block in ochre on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.4 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.) sheet: 25.1 x 19.4 cm (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2002.8.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
frontispiece to _Oorspronkelyk...tekenboek_, 1740

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • male
  • portrait
  • woodcut
  • engraving
  • Artist
  • Printmaker
  • Tools
Provenance

(Hill-Stone Inc., New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.

NGA object ID 121884. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.