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Joost van den Vondel
(c. 1643)
from a series of Scholar portraits, published by Cornelis Danckerts, Amsterdam (c. 1643)
Medium
engraving
Measurements
24.5 × 19.3 cm (image) 27.6 × 19.3 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Everard Studley Miller Bequest, 1959
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
New Hollstein 83 ii/iv
Edition
2nd of 4 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: I. Sandrart / Delineavit. / Theod. Matham Sculp.
printed in ink l.c.: IOOST VANDE VONDEL. / Sandrart heeft VONDEL dus naer ‘taenzicht uitgedrucht, / Niet zÿn gedachten; want de waren wech gerucht, / Verslingert op d’aeloude en bloende treurtooneelen, / Om ernstigh af te zien, wat rol d’uitheemschen spelen. / Vint niemants brein in bloet noch gal noch tranen smaeck, / Hy leeft in treurdicht. ay, wergun hem dat vermaeck.
Accession Number
490-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Another Work Costume Portraits
Subjects (specific)
coats (garments) collars (neckwear) doublets men (male humans) playwrights poets seated figures Vondel, Joost van den
Movements
Baroque