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The image shows a profile portrait of a man with long wavy hair, a curly beard, and a mustache. His facial features include a prominent nose and a deep-set eye looking straight ahead. He is wearing what looks like a fur collar. The background features a circular frame with etched details and inscriptions. The portrait appears to be an engraving.
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The image shows a profile portrait of a man with long wavy hair, a curly beard, and a mustache. His facial features include a prominent nose and a deep-set eye looking straight ahead. He is wearing what looks like a fur collar. The background features a circular frame with etched details and inscriptions. The portrait appears to be an engraving.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Albrecht Durer

German 16th Century

Date
after 1520
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate (diameter): 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.) sheet: 9.9 x 9.5 cm (3 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.374
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man
  • Writing
  • Frame
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 38012. 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.