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The image shows a man in an oval frame, facing slightly left with his head turned towards the viewer. He has a prominent nose, arched eyebrows, a trimmed beard, and mustache. His hair is swept back, and he wears a richly adorned garment typical of nobility. A large ruff encircles his neck and there are intricate details in the clothing and decoration. The portrait is of Prince Albert Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Prince of Belgium. The background features textured lines and the frame has decorative bands with inscriptions in Latin.
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The image shows a man in an oval frame, facing slightly left with his head turned towards the viewer. He has a prominent nose, arched eyebrows, a trimmed beard, and mustache. His hair is swept back, and he wears a richly adorned garment typical of nobility. A large ruff encircles his neck and there are intricate details in the clothing and decoration. The portrait is of Prince Albert Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Prince of Belgium. The background features textured lines and the frame has decorative bands with inscriptions in Latin.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Albert, Archduke of Austria

Renold Elstrack

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 17.9 × 11.2 cm (7 1/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.66
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
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, 1951.

NGA object ID 40348. 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.