Author(s):
van dyck, anton (antwerp (antwerpen), 22–03–1599 - blackfriars, 09–12–1641), etcher
attributed to hendricx, gillis, publisher of prints
other titles:
debois collection (title of the set), l'iconographie (title of the series)
date of production: before 1641
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: 24. 9cm
width: 15. 8cm
description:
annotated page 138
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - inscription concerning the model, in the lower margin: "ioannes breugel / antverpiae pictorum florum et / ruralium prospectuum"
signature - signature lower left: "ant. Van dyck fecit aqua forti"
signature - signature of the engraving publisher, in the center: "g. H. "
number - page number in pencil, upper right corner: "138"
iconographic description:
portrait of jean breughel (known as velvet or the elder), painter (1568-1625)
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 1641.
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