The image displays an engraved portrait of a man from the waist up. He is shown slightly angled, facing left, with his body turned to the side. The man has a mustache, beard, high hairline, and wavy hair brushed back. He wears a textured garment with an ornate ruff around his neck, typical of 17th-century noble attire. Surrounding him is an oval frame with Latin inscriptions. The background within the frame is dark and patterned, while outside there are decorative elements like foliage and scrolls. Objects such as armor, a globe, and books are depicted at the bottom of the engraving.
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The image displays an engraved portrait of a man from the waist up. He is shown slightly angled, facing left, with his body turned to the side. The man has a mustache, beard, high hairline, and wavy hair brushed back. He wears a textured garment with an ornate ruff around his neck, typical of 17th-century noble attire. Surrounding him is an oval frame with Latin inscriptions. The background within the frame is dark and patterned, while outside there are decorative elements like foliage and scrolls. Objects such as armor, a globe, and books are depicted at the bottom of the engraving.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick

Lucas Kilian

Date
1626
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 13.9 × 9.4 cm (5 1/2 × 3 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.70
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 37708. 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.