Frederick de Vries, 1597
Hendrick Goltziusexpand_more
Engravingexpand_more
Bequest of Herschel V. Jonesexpand_more P.68.169
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Young Frederik de Vries lived with Hendrick Goltzius while his father, painter Dirck de Vries, was away working in Venice. It was almost unheard of at the time for a child to receive his own portrait, but Goltzius wanted to make this for Frederik's father. The print portrays the boy in the heroic pose of a falconer, a dove as his raptor. The dog, engraved with extraordinary detail, is Goltzius's own beloved spaniel. This level of precision was all the more remarkable, because Goltzius, at about a year old, burned his hands, causing his right hand to become disfigured.
Details
- Title
- Frederick de Vries
- Artist Life
- 1558–1617
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.68.169
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Str.344 ii/iii; Holl.218 ii/iii; B.190
- Curator Approved
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