Author(s):
van dyck, anton (antwerp (antwerpen), 22–03–1599 - blackfriars, 09–12–1641), etcher
vorsterman, lucas emil (zaltbommel, in 1595 - antwerp (antwerpen), in 1675), engraver
other titles:
debois collection (title of the set), l'iconographie (title of the series)
date of production: between 1634 and 1636
dating in century: 17th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): original print
materials and techniques: etching, paper, chisel
dimensions - artwork:
height: 30. 6 cm
width: 23. 5cm
description:
annotated page 21, attached sheet
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - inscription of four verses, in two columns, in the lower part: "ecce il bedever! ô che felice forte! che la fruttifera frutto in belly porte. Ma ch'ella porte, ô me; vita et mort piano, demonstra l'arte del magno titiano"
dedication - inline dedication, in the lower part: "al molto illustrious, magnifico et offeruandismo sigr il sigr lvca van vffel, in segno d'affectione et inclinatione / amoreuole, como patrone et singularismo amico fuo dedicato il vero ritratto del unico titiano ant. Van dyck"
number - page number in pencil, upper right corner: "21"
collector's mark - collector's mark in brown ink, on the reverse: "f. D. 1834" (lugt 985)
historical commentary:
this collection made from the engravings of van dyck's "iconography" bears the name of the last collector who owned the work before the acquisition by the dutuit brothers in 1844. Mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: dutuit, auguste and eugène
date of acquisition: 1902
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
part of:
collection of portraits of famous people in the 17th century. Date: Entre 1634 et 1636.
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