Detail View: Rylands Collection: Quintin Mesius. Anwerpianus Pictor

Image Number: 
JRL18041102
Reference Number: 
VFA.10.6
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Quintin Mesius. Anwerpianus Pictor
Alternative Image Title: 
Quentin Metsys
Parent Work Title: 
Collection of Engravings of Portraits of Painters
Creator: 
Hondius, Hendrik, 1573-1650
Creator Role: 
Publisher
Date Created: 
1610
Volume: 
1
Page/Sheet: 
6
Image Sequence Number: 
0006
Description: 
Portrait of Quentin Metsys. Facing left; side profile and holding a scroll. In the background is a figure working at an anvil.
Keyword: 
Netherlandish; Dutch; Artist; Painter
Language Code: 
lat
Language: 
Latin
Subject: 
Art
Category of Material: 
Fine Art
Technique Used: 
Engraving (printing process)
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Time Period Covered: 
15th-16th Century CE
People Covered: 
Metsys, Quentin, 1465 or 1466-1530
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: 
Creative Commons License
References: 
De Piles, The Art of Painting, pp. 258-259
Notes: 
Hollstein (Frisius) 130
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