Author(s):
neeffs, jacques (antwerp (antwerpen), 03–06–1610 - antwerp (antwerpen), after 1660), etcher
seghers or segers or zegers, gérard (antwerp (antwerpen), in 1591 - antwerp (antwerpen), 18–03–1651), author of the model
other title: recueil debois (title of the whole)
date of production: around 1650
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: 22. 7cm
width: 17. 8cm
description:
annotated page 146
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - inscription concerning the title, in the lower margin: "perilillustris et reverendissimus dominus d. Gaspar nemius [. . . ]"
signature - signature lower left: "gerardus seghers pinxit"
signature - signature of the engraver lower right: "iacobus neefs sculpsit et excudit"
number - page number in pencil, upper right corner: "146"
iconographic description:
portrait of d. Gaspar nemius, bishop of antwerp
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. The present print is not part of the "iconography" composed by van dyck
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: circa 1650.
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