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Title Page from the "Iconography"

A work made of etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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

Date:

1645

Artist:

Jacob Neeffs (Flemish, 1610-c. 1660)
after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

About this artwork

The painter Anthony van Dyck etched only the head of most of his portraits, leaving the background to other artists. Jacques Neeffs expanded this print with engraved lines, transforming Van Dyck’s abbreviated self-portrait into a sculptural bust atop a robust column. Finished posthumously, long after Van Dyck’s appointment as court painter to Charles I of England, the resulting print reinforces Van Dyck’s fame, serving as it does as the title page to his Iconography, a series of portraits of artists and other celebrated contemporary figures. His original self-portrait head, itself iconic, would become a milestone in the history of artist self-portraits.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jacques Neeffs

Title

Title Page from the "Iconography"

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1645

Medium

Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 24.2 × 15.1 cm (9 9/16 × 6 in.); Plate: 24.5 × 15.7 cm (9 11/16 × 6 3/16 in.); Sheet: 42.5 × 27.9 cm (16 3/4 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Prints and Drawings Purchase Account

Reference Number

1965.803

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