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The image displays an engraving of a man from the chest up, seated or standing neutrally. He has a serious expression and features such as deep-set eyes, a strong nose, a neatly trimmed mustache and beard, and his hair is covered by a cap. He wears a pleated ruff collar and a dark fur-trimmed garment typical of 17th-century European attire. No visible jewelry or objects are present. The background features an ornate framed border with scrolling decorations and detailed text about his life and achievements. The style suggests a formal portrait intended to convey stature and dignity.
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The image displays an engraving of a man from the chest up, seated or standing neutrally. He has a serious expression and features such as deep-set eyes, a strong nose, a neatly trimmed mustache and beard, and his hair is covered by a cap. He wears a pleated ruff collar and a dark fur-trimmed garment typical of 17th-century European attire. No visible jewelry or objects are present. The background features an ornate framed border with scrolling decorations and detailed text about his life and achievements. The style suggests a formal portrait intended to convey stature and dignity.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Balthasarus ab Herden Med. Doctor

Johann Friedrich Fleischberger

Date
c. 1650-1665
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.7 × 12.1 cm (6 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 17.4 × 12.6 cm (6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.672
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Bavarian
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.

Inscription

recto: in plate, in image, around portrait: BALTHASARUS AB HERDEN MED. DOCTOR NATUS A.C. 1549 DENAT, A.C. 1619 AETAT. 70.; in plate, below image, at right: J. F. Fleischberger Sculp.; at bottom right, in graphite, in later hand: 63; verso: at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: 57 / k/

Marks

recto: none; verso: W. B. Dukes (Lugt 2757a); Hermann Marx (Lugt 2816a); and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

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