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The image shows an engraving of a man seated and looking directly at the viewer. He has short, curly hair, a mustache, and a contemplative expression. The man wears formal attire with a ruffled collar and his hands rest on a table with coins and tools. A coat of arms is on the wall to his right. The background features intricate woodwork or stonework, bookshelves, architectural elements, and a partially visible female statue.
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The image shows an engraving of a man seated and looking directly at the viewer. He has short, curly hair, a mustache, and a contemplative expression. The man wears formal attire with a ruffled collar and his hands rest on a table with coins and tools. A coat of arms is on the wall to his right. The background features intricate woodwork or stonework, bookshelves, architectural elements, and a partially visible female statue.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham Gorlaeus

Jacques de Gheyn II

Date
1601
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.7 × 11.4 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/2 in.) sheet: 17 × 11.5 cm (6 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.560
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
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 38198. 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.