Portrait of Christopher Imhoff, citizen of Nuremberg
Maker
(artist)
1627-1655
(engraver)
1630-1708
1627-1655
(engraver)
1630-1708
Title
Portrait of Christopher Imhoff, citizen of Nuremberg
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Height: 21.3 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.3557
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: in frame within image, printed: CRISTOPHORUS ANDREAS IM HOFF P.N. ET PRÆFECTUS OPPIDI ALTDORFFINI ÆTATIS SUÆ. LIII.; lower centre, printed within image: D. Preisler ad vivum pinxit. Jacob Sandrart Sculp.; on plinth within image, printed: Aspice per varios IMHOFFI exercite casus, / Virtutisne decus fulget in ære satis? / Immo animus hominum victura perennius ære est. / Gratia quamvultus hæc generosa tegit. / Facta bono Patriæ patrata tog a[t]q[ue], sagoq[ue] / Norica postgenitis petra legenda dabit.;
right, on plinth within image, printed: In honorem Nobilis: et Per strennij Dn : / Præfecti Img. f. / M. Johannes Conradus Dur. s.s. Theol: et: Philolo: / Mor: Prof: Publ: Universit. Altdorf. h.t. Rector
Mount: lower centre, handwritten in pencil: 20 / D PREISLER / Stamp M; upper right mount, stamped: WITT LIBRARY
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