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Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby

Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby

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Valentine Green (after Anthony van Dyck)

Van Dyck's monumental portrait loses its color in mezzotint but retains the textures of Danvers' ruff and his satin and velvet clothes. The original painting is now in the collection of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
Artist
Valentine Green (after Anthony van Dyck)
(English, 1739 - 1813) (Flemish, active in England, 1599-1641)
Title
Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby
Date
1775
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
20 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of John C. Hawley in memory of Mary Oakley Hawley
Accession No.
52.6.36
Classification
Prints
Geography
England

Related

Mary Oakley Hawley (Madison, WI); by 1952, John C. Hawley [husband of Mary Oakley Hawley] (Madison, WI/Delray Beach, FL) gifted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1967, transfer to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Mezzotints: Prints of Darkness: Chazen Museum of Art, 8/22/2009–10/25/2009
  • Line, Tone, and Color: Old Master Printmaking Techniques: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 11/23/1985–1/26/1986

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