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The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up. He is seated in a slightly angled position, facing towards the left side of the frame. The man has a beard and mustache, with curly hair visible under a tall, wide-brimmed hat. He is wearing elaborate clothing, including a patterned doublet with buttons and lace trim at the collar, a cloak over one shoulder, and a chain around his neck. The man holds the hilt of a sword in his left hand. The background includes draped curtains and a column.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Augustus II, Elector of Saxony
Johan Barra
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- sheet: 19 × 16.6 cm (7 1/2 × 6 9/16 in.)
- Classification
- Print · Historical Portrait
- Accession number
- 1951.11.382
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Dutch
Provenance
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 40664. 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.