COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
VFA_10_1.pdf
Reference Number:
VFA.10.1
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Hubert & John ab Eyck
Alternative Image Title:
Huberto ab Eyck, Ioannis Fratri; Pictori
Alternative Image Title:
Hubert van Eyck
Alternative Image Title:
Jan Van Eyck
Parent Work Title:
Collection of Engravings of Portraits of Painters
Creator:
Hondius, Hendrik, 1573-1650
Creator Role:
Publisher
Creator:
Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1610
Volume:
1
Page/Sheet:
Composite image
Image Sequence Number:
0001
Description:
Three pages including one handwritten page and two portraits of Hubert van Eyck and Jan van Eyck pasted into the volume. The text has been copied from 'The Art of Painting' by Roger de Piles; pp. 248-250. Portrait of Hubert van Eyck, sitting at a table, facing left and wearing a fur trimmed hat . Hung up behind Hubert van Eyck is a palette. In the top right hand corner is a painting of three figures. Portrait of Jan van Eyck, sitting at a table, facing right with head turned to the left. Hung up behind Jan van Eyck is a palette. In the top right hand corner is a painting with a single figure lying sat on the ground with his head raised up to the sky.
Keyword:
Netherlandish; Dutch; Artist; Painter; Renaissance
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Art
Category of Material:
Fine Art
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
14th-15th Century CE
People Covered:
Eyck, Hubert van, 1366-1426
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance:
Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer, Earl, 1835-1910, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
De Piles, The Art of Painting, pp. 248-250
Notes:
Hollstein (Frisius) 123
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-04-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-12
Educational Notes:
Spencer English MS 60: Portraits of Artists
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Edward H. Wouk