Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Spain, plate 13 from Duces Burgundiae (Dukes of Burgundy)

Prints and Drawings

1644

Jacob Louys (Flemish, 1595-after 1644)
after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
border engraved, and print published, by Pieter Claesz. Soutman (Dutch, c. 1580–1657)

Active in Flanders and the Netherlands, Pieter Soutman was an accomplished painter, draftsman, and printmaker who also acted as a print publisher. The works in this portrait series of the dukes of Burgundy and their wives are distinguished by their elaborate borders, which Soutman designed and engraved himself. The portraits in the center of the compositions are adapted from compositions originated by the favored artists of the Burgundian courts—Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Titian, and, in these two examples (1995.221.1, 1995.221.2), Peter Paul Rubens. Like the genealogical tree represented nearby (2015.13), this series reflects the 17th-century obsession with dynastic succession.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jacob Louys
Title: Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Spain, plate 13 from Duces Burgundiae (Dukes of Burgundy)
Place: Flanders (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Published 1644
Medium: Engraving and etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 40.5 × 28.1 cm (16 × 11 1/8 in.); Sheet: 47.6 × 34.7 cm (18 3/4 × 13 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Robert Chase Endowment
Reference Number: 1995.221.2
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