Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497 - 1543), after.
Engraver: Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677) was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century who spent much of his life in England.
Title: 1. Portrait of a Bearded Man. Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and Conrad Geyger have been suggested for sitter 2. Portrait of Charles de Solier de Morette. Charles de Solier, comte de Morette (1480 – 1552), was a French soldier and diplomat as well as a long-serving gentilhomme de la chambre to Francis I.
Inscription: Holbein pinxit W: Hollar fecit, ex Collec[tione Arundeliana, Ao: 1647 hardly visible]. Holbein pinxit W: Hollar fecit, ex Collectione Arundeliana, [Ao. 1647. 31 Dec. hardly visible].
Dimensions: Sheet 1. 5 1/8" x 3 1/2". 2. 5 1/4" x 3 1/2". Backing sheet 14 1/8" x 10 1/4".
Publisher: John McCreery, English publisher and printer (1768-1832).
Edition: A Collection of Original Etchings. Published by McCreery. London, 1816. The original copper plates were believed to have been destroyed after this publication.
Date: 1816 (published).
Materials and Techniques: etchings on a thin, lightweight wove paper printed without margins. Mounted on the same paper as other McCreery prints and presumably taken from the same volume because of the same three sides gilded edges and matching size.
Mat and Frame: adhered to backing paper at corners.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Scattered spotting, tears to margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The Metropolitan Museum of Art 51.501.2110. The British Museum Q,5.278.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVII C. German School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog of items from the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art collections.