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Vries, Frederik de (died 1613) son of the painter Dirck de Vries, pupil of Goltzius, with Goltzius's dog

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1597

Artist:

Hendrick Goltzius
Dutch, 1558-1617

About this artwork

Goltzius was the foremost draughtsman, printmaker, print publisher and painter working in Holland at the turn of the seventeenth century. Initially a Mannerist artist, by 1600 he revealed an interest in naturalism, and more or less gave up engraving. Nonetheless, he made 361 prints, 291 of his own design, This depicts the son of the still-life painter Dirck de Vries.

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hendrick Goltzius

Title

Vries, Frederik de (died 1613) son of the painter Dirck de Vries, pupil of Goltzius, with Goltzius's dog

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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1597

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 33.9 × 26 cm (13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.); Plate: 35.8 × 26.4 cm (14 1/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 38.4 × 28.6 cm (15 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Stanley Field Fund

Reference Number

1959.217

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