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Christiernus Z Danorum Rex Suetie Norvegie Zc.

Print
mid 16th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Jacob Binck (engraver)
Place of origin
Germany (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, half-length, facing slightly right, in front of an arch decorated with armorial shields.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleChristiernus Z Danorum Rex Suetie Norvegie Zc. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway, engraving by Jacob Binck, mid-16th century.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, half-length, facing slightly right, in front of an arch decorated with armorial shields.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm (cut)
  • Width: 21.6cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
German School
Marks and inscriptions
'Christiernus Z Danorum Rex Suetie Norvegie Zc.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Production
This print is mentioned by Bartsch as being falsely attributed to Hans Sebald Lautensack (Vol.IX, p.230) and is not listed by him in the work of Binck.
Subjects depicted
King
Monarch
Shields
Christian III
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Passavant, Johann David. Le Peintre-Graveur Français. Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1860-64. 6 v.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1954.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.86-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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