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The image shows a side profile portrait of a man from the chest up. The man is positioned facing left, with a distinguished nose, full beard, and shoulder-length wavy hair. His facial features include deep-set eyes and a rounded forehead. He wears a garment with a high collar, possibly a robe or coat with intricate patterns. The background features finely lined shading typical of an engraving. Below the image, there is a block of inscribed text in Latin, carved in a rectangular panel.
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The image shows a side profile portrait of a man from the chest up. The man is positioned facing left, with a distinguished nose, full beard, and shoulder-length wavy hair. His facial features include deep-set eyes and a rounded forehead. He wears a garment with a high collar, possibly a robe or coat with intricate patterns. The background features finely lined shading typical of an engraving. Below the image, there is a block of inscribed text in Latin, carved in a rectangular panel.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Albrecht Durer

Pieter van der Heyden

Date
1550s
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 17.4 x 13.8 cm (6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.375
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Flemish
  • Portrait
  • Face
  • Man
  • Writing
Provenance

unidentified collector (Lugt 5530?); W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Marks

stamped in black ink at lower left, quatrefoil collector's mark similar to Lugt 5530)

NGA object ID 38013. 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.