Florent II, Count of Pallandt
in or after 1627
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1974.116.63
Art Historical Context
This engraving portrays Florent II, Count of Pallandt, a Dutch nobleman, rendered in or after 1627 by Willem Jacobsz Delff after a design by the renowned portraitist Michiel van Miereveld. Van Miereveld, active in Delft during the Dutch Golden Age, specialized in precise, dignified likenesses of the Republic’s elite, and Delff translated such works into print form to reach broader audiences. The result captures the count’s status through formal pose and attire, preserving his image for posterity. As an engraving, the work exemplifies the reproductive printmaking techniques that flourished in ...