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Egidius (Gilles) Sadeler II (1570-1629), engraver

Print
1662 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Egidius (Gilles) Sadeler II (1570-1629), engraver. Self-portrait, half-length, facing three-quarters right.
Lettered with name of sitter, 8 lines of biographical details and Ægidius Sadeler pinxit. Pet. de lode sculpsit. Io. Meyssens excudit.



Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEgidius (Gilles) Sadeler II (1570-1629), engraver (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving print
Brief description
Engraving by Pieter de Jode, II (1606-post 1674). Egidius (Gilles) Sadeler II (1570-1629), engraver. Self-portrait, half-length, facing three-quarters right. Lettered with name of sitter, 8 lines of biographical details and names of artist, engraver and publisher.
Physical description
Egidius (Gilles) Sadeler II (1570-1629), engraver. Self-portrait, half-length, facing three-quarters right.
Lettered with name of sitter, 8 lines of biographical details and Ægidius Sadeler pinxit. Pet. de lode sculpsit. Io. Meyssens excudit.

Dimensions
  • Height: 16.3cm (Cut to)
  • Width: 11.4cm (Cut to)
Taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 published by HMSO 1966.
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Lettered with name of sitter and 8 lines of biographical details )
  • 'Ægidius Sadeler pinxit. Pet. de lode sculpsit. Io. Meyssens excudit.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by the Public Library and Museum, Hove
Object history
This plate was used as an illustration on page 483 of Het Gulden Cabinet vande edele vry Schilder-const by Cornelis de Bie, Antwerp, 1662.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • This plate was used as an illustration on page 483 of Het Gulden Cabinet vande edele vry Schilder-const by Cornelis de Bie, Antwerp, 1662.
Collection
Accession number
E.30-1965

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