Caption

Jan van Gorp (Becanus), print, One of three portraits mounted on an 18th-century(?) album page., printmaker: Johannes Wierix, 1580, paper, engraving, height 248 mm x width 169 mm, Person, Johannes Goropius Becanus, historical persons, A black and white engraved portrait shows a man in a three-quarter view from the chest up wearing a textured doublet with patterned sleeves and a buttoned front, and a large pleated ruff collar; he has short, curly hair, a trimmed beard and mustache, and a composed facial expression with visible lines around the eyes; the background is filled with horizontal hatch lines and contains a decorative roundel and an ornate heraldic shield near the top corners, with an empty rectangular cartouche along the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_185

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45.7Mb (8.1Mb) / 11.4in x 15.5in / 3427 x 4659 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jan van Gorp Becanus print three portraits mounted 18th-century album page printmaker Johannes Wierix 1580 paper engraving height 248 mm x width 169 mm Person Johannes Goropius Becanus historical persons black white engraved portrait man three-quarter view chest up wearing textured doublet patterned sleeves buttoned front large pleated ruff collar short curly hair trimmed beard mustache composed facial expression visible lines eyes background filled horizontal hatch lines contains decorative roundel ornate heraldic shield near top corners empty rectangular cartouche bottom