Willem Jacobszoon Delff

Portrait of Christian, Duke of Brunswick

Maker

Willem Jacobszoon Delff (Dutch, 1580-1638), designer
After Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld (Dutch, 1567-1641), associated artist/maker

Title

Portrait of Christian, Duke of Brunswick

Year

1623

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

42.2 x 29.8 cm (16 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil, UR:5; in LR:676; in bottom margin, left of center:311/3; in brown ink, LR:74 Verso:in pencil, LR. 1599-1626; in brown ink, LR:Ein Kleiner portr.d H.Hondius lyser(umlaut over y) Vormendt (?)In Plate--Around portrait:VIN=CERE AUT MORI.; 4-line Latin inscription, LC:Christiano D:G:Postulato... (see print for full inscription)

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso.

Identification

State

i/ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.5

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Willem Jacobszoon Delff (Dutch, 1580-1638), designer
After Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld (Dutch, 1567-1641), associated artist/maker
Portrait of Christian, Duke of Brunswick, 1623
engraving
42.2 x 29.8 cm (16 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.5

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