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The image shows an engraved portrait of a man's upper half. He is positioned slightly turned to his right with his head facing forward. The man has a mature face with a mustache and shoulder-length wavy hair. He is dressed in a period-appropriate garment with a high collar and lace cravat. One hand is on his chest, and the other hand is visible at the bottom of the frame. The portrait is within an oval frame decorated with a leaf garland. The background has a fine texture, and below the portrait is a script inscription with the name "Artus Quellinius" and additional text.
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The image shows an engraved portrait of a man's upper half. He is positioned slightly turned to his right with his head facing forward. The man has a mature face with a mustache and shoulder-length wavy hair. He is dressed in a period-appropriate garment with a high collar and lace cravat. One hand is on his chest, and the other hand is visible at the bottom of the frame. The portrait is within an oval frame decorated with a leaf garland. The background has a fine texture, and below the portrait is a script inscription with the name "Artus Quellinius" and additional text.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Hubertus Quellinus

Date
1665
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 31.5 × 22.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 31.7 × 22.5 cm (12 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.), trimmed to platemark
Classification
Print
Accession number
2020.149.32
Credit line
Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Shelley R.Langdale
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Prima Pars Praecipuarum effigierum Ac Ornamentorum.... [frontispiece]
Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); gift to NGA, 2020.

Inscription

lower center in cartouche: Artus Quellinus Antverpiensis / Curiae Amstelodamensium STatuarius. / Hubertus Quellinus. delin. et sculp.; by later hand, upper verso in graphite: 165 / Quellinis / 56

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 222672. 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.