Johannes Henry van Craenhals
Portrait of Johannes Henry van Craenhals, bust-length to right, wearing a collar trimmed with scalloped lace over cloak; in auricular frame, surmounted by a stork, with two creatures holding a shield below.
Artwork Details
- Title: Johannes Henry van Craenhals
- Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Jacob Peter Gowy (Dutch, ca. 1615–1661 after)
- Sitter: Johannes Henricus van Craenhals (Dutch, 1643–44)
- Date: 1644
- Medium: Etching; fourth state of four
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 3 3/4 in. (14.1 × 9.5 cm) cut within the platemark
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.225
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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