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The image shows a man standing with distinctive facial features, wearing elaborate historical or theatrical clothing. He has a large ruffled collar, a tall hat, and holds a baton or stick. The background is ornate with swirling patterns, cherubic faces, and masks. The composition includes decorative elements like columns and arches.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Donor with a Coat of Arms (Schildbegleiter und Wappenschild mit Schrägbalken)
Hans Jegli II
- Date
- 1603
- Medium
- pen and black ink with brush and gray wash on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 22.4 x 16 cm (8 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2011.90.1
- Credit line
- Katharine Shepard Fund
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Coat of Arms
Provenance
Kurt Meissner (1909-2004), Zurich, by 1967 [Lugt 4665]; (sale, Heidelberg, Kunstantiquariat Arno Winterberg, 14 May 2011, lot 158); C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf; purchased 2011 by NGA.
Inscription
signed, lower right in pen and gray ink, HIeggly; by artist [?)], lower center in pen and gray ink, Brüssfer [?] / 3; by artist [?], upper right in pen and gray ink: 20; by later hand, lower left of center in pen and brown ink, 614 / 07; by later hand, verso at bottom in graphite: profet de Vitrad [Uitvael?]; by different later hand, verso at lower right in graphite, Schweiz, 1603 / O. No. 2
Marks
recto: none; verso: Kurt Meissner (Lugt 4665)
Watermarks
none
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