Portret van Tycho Brahe Tycho Brah (titel op object), RP-P-OB-50.565, Jeremias Falck, 1644

Identification title(s): portrait of tycho brahe. Tycho brah (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-50. 565. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 214-1(2). Block 214. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: bust portrait of the danish astronomer tycho (tyge ottesen) brahe. Depicted with a hat with a feather, a standing collar and a chain with a pendant in the shape of an elephant around his neck. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: jeremias falck. Place of manufacture: paris (possible). Date: 1644. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 309 mm × w 193 mmsubject. Who: tycho brahe. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1644.