Gustav ii adolf. The model for this copper engraving is certainly considered to be the copper engraving portrait of gustaf
ii adolf, which "in the beauty of execution, in stately arrangement, manly posture and
winning expression' surpasses all others, but when executed after an oil painting,
for which the king probably never sat as a model, one cannot fully free oneself from
the notion that it must be conventional; it still matches right
much with a series of larger both later and earlier engraved images of gustaf adolf,
pictures of which several were printed in paris by the familiar mariette. However, shall
the original of this stitch, judging by the latin inscription, was executed after
the best, then available image of the king. The artist was the known
dutch painter michel jansze mierveld (b. 1567 f. 1651, not 1641), whose pictures
through a certain rigidity of the devices and hardness of perception are counted among it
older dutch school, which immediately preceded frans hals' more lively and healthy
art direction. The embroidery, which was made by mierveld's brother-in-law, the equally well-known willem jakobsz delff, does not yield to the model in artistry and is one of the most sought-after pieces of this highly esteemed artist's grave embroidery. The image is surrounded by an oval frame, in which the king's election speech quoted above is read. The inscription indicates the king's titles, the year in which the engraving was made and some hints about the creation of the image and the engraving. Date: circa 1630. Medium: engraving.
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