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The image shows three stylized and elaborately depicted people. The central figure stands slightly turned to the left, gesturing with their hands. They have exaggerated facial features and wear a large headdress. They wear a frilled collar and a theatrical garment. The two figures on either side wear voluminous cloaks with hood-like extensions. The background is a plain, textured surface, emphasizing the figures.
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The image shows three stylized and elaborately depicted people. The central figure stands slightly turned to the left, gesturing with their hands. They have exaggerated facial features and wear a large headdress. They wear a frilled collar and a theatrical garment. The two figures on either side wear voluminous cloaks with hood-like extensions. The background is a plain, textured surface, emphasizing the figures.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Couple Addressing a Gesticulating Young Man

Attributed to Zacharias Dolendo after Jacques de Gheyn II

Date
1595/1596
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.9 x 17.2 cm (9 7/16 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 39.9 x 27.2 cm (15 11/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2004.21.8
Credit line
New Century Fund
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Masquerades

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Hat
  • Man
Provenance

Château de la Roche-Guyon, France (part of an album)1; (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased by NGA, 2004. 1 The album was bound in vellum, with "Abraham" on the cover and "Ligeoys" on the back cover. The Château de la Roche-Guyon stamp was on some of the pages, which included a variety of northern mannerist prints by Goltzius, Matham, Saenredam, and others. Compiled by 1610, it was apparently dismantled by Prouté before the sale of some of the prints to the NGA.

Inscription

lower right in plate: IDGeijn. Inuen. et excu.; lower left in plate: 8

NGA object ID 129881. 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.