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The image shows a portrait of a man with a solemn expression. He has deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a long beard. His hair is short and thin, with a receded hairline. He is wearing an ornate collared garment with a ruffled collar, buttons down the front, and decorative elements on the shoulders and sleeves. There is text at the top of the background and his name, "AMBROSIVS PAREVS," displayed below the image.
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The image shows a portrait of a man with a solemn expression. He has deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a long beard. His hair is short and thin, with a receded hairline. He is wearing an ornate collared garment with a ruffled collar, buttons down the front, and decorative elements on the shoulders and sleeves. There is text at the top of the background and his name, "AMBROSIVS PAREVS," displayed below the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ambrosius Parens

Unknown Artist

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 21 × 17 cm (8 1/4 × 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.958
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
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 38596. 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.