Author(s):
pontius, paulus (antwerp (antwerpen), 27–05–1603 - antwerp (antwerpen), 16–01–1658), etcher
nys, pieter de (amsterdam, 04–15–1624 - amsterdam, 06–16–1681), author of the model
other title: recueil debois (title of the whole)
date of production: before 1645
dating in century: mid-17th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): original print
materials and techniques: etching, paper, chisel
dimensions - artwork:
height: cm
width: cm
description:
annotated page 140
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - inscription concerning the title in the lower margin: "jean, baron de beck, seign. De beaufort [. . . ]
signature - signature lower left: "paul. Pontius sculpsit. "
signature - signature lower right: "franciscus de nÿs pinxit"
number - page number in pencil, upper right corner: "140"
iconographic description:
portrait of jean, baron de beck, general and marshal, lord of beaufort
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. Themes / subjects / places represented:
portrait
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: before 1645.
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