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Portrait of Hans von Aachen

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

Date:

1601

Artist:

Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607)
after Hans von Aachen (German, 1551/52–1615) and Pieter Isaacsz (Dutch, 1569–1625)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jan Saenredam

Title

Portrait of Hans von Aachen

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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1601

Medium

Engraving from two plates in black on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed lower center, in image, in pen and black ink: “natus 1556”; verso, lower left corner, in graphite: “3346”

Dimensions

Plate: 32.4 × 30.1 cm (12 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust

Reference Number

2024.38

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