Constantin Huygens
1625
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Willem Jacobsz Delff
Willem Jacobsz Delff (1628–1628) was an artist.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Constantin Huygens is a 1625 ink by Willem Jacobsz Delff, a Baroque work, depicting Moustach, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a portrait of a man in the painting. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes and has a serious look. The man is Constantin Huygens, and what's interesting is that he was a musician and a writer, not just a regular person, so it's unique that he was painted by Delff. The artist, Delff, made this portrait using engraving, which is a technique where you carve a design into a metal plate. This was a common way to make portraits back then. You can learn more about this technique by looking up the technique: engraving.
Willem Jacobsz Delff (1628–1628) was an artist.
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