André Cantelmo
Print
1643 (published)
1643 (published)
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Print, half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left and wearing armour, a helmet on a table at right. In the left background is a portico and beyond is besieged city. The whole surrounded by an arched frame surmounted by a phoenix and with a panoramic landscape with troops in each spandrel.
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Title | André Cantelmo (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Engraving |
Brief description | Print, portrait of André Cantelmo, engraving by Paulus Pontius after Michaelina Woutiers, 1643. |
Physical description | Print, half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left and wearing armour, a helmet on a table at right. In the left background is a portico and beyond is besieged city. The whole surrounded by an arched frame surmounted by a phoenix and with a panoramic landscape with troops in each spandrel. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'A Rege Scotiae Duncano…Quanto Major Tanto Modestior / Michaelina Woutiers pinxit Paull. Pontius fecit exc. et Excelltiae. Suae Lub. Mer. Dedicavit. 1643. Cum privilegio.' (Lettered with name if sitter, 12 lines of verse) |
Credit line | Given by Edgar Seligman |
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Accession number | E.3279-1960 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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