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The image shows a man standing from just below the waist up. He is in a poised position, with his left hand resting on a table holding an open book and his right hand holding a closed book. The man has a full beard and mustache, closely cropped hair, and a solemn expression. He is wearing a period-appropriate robe with large sleeves, detailed buttons, and a ruffled collar. There is no visible jewelry. The background has a vertical textured pattern on the right side. The portrait is framed by text above and below.
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The image shows a man standing from just below the waist up. He is in a poised position, with his left hand resting on a table holding an open book and his right hand holding a closed book. The man has a full beard and mustache, closely cropped hair, and a solemn expression. He is wearing a period-appropriate robe with large sleeves, detailed buttons, and a ruffled collar. There is no visible jewelry. The background has a vertical textured pattern on the right side. The portrait is framed by text above and below.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham Aurelius, Minister of the French Church in London

Robert van Voerst

Date
1631
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 17.6 × 12.6 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.500
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
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 40782. 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.