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A black and white print portrays a man seated at a table.

This black and white print shows a middle-aged man seated at a narrow table. Apart from the artist’s initials on the right-hand side, there is nothing on the dark wall behind him. He faces forward and looks directly out of the scene. He has short hair, a mustache and beard, and wears a long-sleeved shirt, a tunic and a fur vest. He stretches his arms out onto the table, putting his right hand on top of a blank sheet of paper, which rests on top of two books. His right hand covers two sheets of blank paper. Below the scene is a long inscription.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.107
People
Nicolaus Andrea, German (Flensburg, Germany active 1573-1606)
Title
Aegidius (Gilles) de Noailles, French Ambassador in Constantinople
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Aegidus de Noailles, Abbot and Imperial Ambassador in Constantinople
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1578
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337571

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 16.8 × 13 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.)
plate: 16.5 × 12.8 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/16 in.)
overall: 23.5 × 17 cm (9 1/4 × 6 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: signed in the plate, bottom right: "NICOLAVS. ANDREA. FACIEBAT. CONSTANTINOPOLI. 1578"
  • monogram: upper right, engraved in plate: F / NA
  • inscription: on mount, upper right, graphite: No79
  • inscription: lower center, in plate: NICOLAVS. ANDREA. FACIEBAT. CONSTANTINOPOLI. 1578

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[James Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA, sold]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Hollstein 7, Le Blanc 3, Meyer 4, Passavant 6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jakob Rosenburg Fund
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.107
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Inscription lower center reads:
"AEG. DE NOAILLES ABB. INSV. ET S. AMANDI CHRISTmae Mtis
A SECRETIORIBg CONS. ET APVD SELIMVM ET AMVRATEM
TVRC. IMPres LEGATg. AN. AETATIS. 53. NICOLAVS. ANDREA. FACIEBAT. CONSTANTINOPOLI. 1578"

Exhibition History

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