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The image is a historical portrait engraving of a man's upper half. He is facing forward with his head slightly turned to the left, looking directly at the viewer. The man has a mustache and goatee, with wavy, light-colored hair. He is dressed in an ornate outfit with intricate patterns and a large ruff collar. The portrait is in an oval frame with Latin inscriptions. Outside the frame, there are allegorical figures; one is looking at a mirror and another is holding scales. The background has decorations with symbols like an open book and a globe, suggesting scholarly themes. Latin text is also present at the bottom of the engraving.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick
Lucas Kilian
- Date
- 1621
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- plate: 20.2 × 13.3 cm (7 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Print · Historical Portrait
- Accession number
- 1950.14.69
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- German
Provenance
W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.
NGA object ID 37707. 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.