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The image is an engraving of a man shown in a semi-profile facing the viewer. The man's facial features are detailed, including a forehead, cheeks, and a goatee with a mustache. His hair is wavy and styled upwards. He wears a large ruff collar and ornate armor at the shoulders. An earring is visible in one ear. The background features an oval frame with inscribed text. Below the portrait, there is a passage of text with decorative flourishes.
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The image is an engraving of a man shown in a semi-profile facing the viewer. The man's facial features are detailed, including a forehead, cheeks, and a goatee with a mustache. His hair is wavy and styled upwards. He wears a large ruff collar and ornate armor at the shoulders. An earring is visible in one ear. The background features an oval frame with inscribed text. Below the portrait, there is a passage of text with decorative flourishes.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anne, Duc de Joyeuse

Thomas de Leu

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to platemark): 16 × 10.6 cm (6 5/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.743
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
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 38381. 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.