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The image shows an engraving of a man in profile facing left. The man has distinct facial features, a long beard, and wears a head covering. He is dressed in a tunic with a high collar. The image is framed by an ornate oval border with text including "GONZAGA" and "CAP. MANTVAE ET REGI." Below the oval is a decorative emblem resembling a coat of arms. The composition features intricate scrolling patterns and fine cross-hatched lines typical of engraving. The background is plain.
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The image shows an engraving of a man in profile facing left. The man has distinct facial features, a long beard, and wears a head covering. He is dressed in a tunic with a high collar. The image is framed by an ornate oval border with text including "GONZAGA" and "CAP. MANTVAE ET REGI." Below the oval is a decorative emblem resembling a coat of arms. The composition features intricate scrolling patterns and fine cross-hatched lines typical of engraving. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aloisius Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua

Unknown Artist

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 16.3 × 10.2 cm (6 7/16 × 4 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.540
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
Provenance

Unknown collection (L. 2836). 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.

Marks

stamp on verso: 779

NGA object ID 38178. 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.