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Print, Portrait of Frans Francken, from the Icones Principum Virorum

This is a Print. It was print maker: Anthony van Dyck. It is dated 1630–1641. Its medium is etching and engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

24.1 × 15.7 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark

It is signed

At lower left: "Ant. van Dyck fecit aqua forti."

It is inscribed

Inscription below: FRANCISCUS FRANCK ANTWERPIAE PICTOR..." At lower left: "Ant. van Dyck fecit aqua forti."

Cite this object as

Print, Portrait of Frans Francken, from the Icones Principum Virorum; Print Maker: Anthony van Dyck (Netherlandish, 1599 – 1641); Netherlands; etching and engraving on paper; 24.1 × 15.7 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-123

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