Portret van Sigmund Friedrich graaf van Trauttmansdorff
Cornelis Meyssens
1670 - 1674
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
159; 232
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our virtual gallery, where we spotlight *Portret van Sigmund Friedrich graaf van Trauttmansdorff*, a finely crafted engraving by Flemish artist Cornelis Meyssens, created between 1670 and 1674. Measuring 232 mm high by 159 mm wide, this intimate portrait captures the dignified likeness of Sigmund Friedrich, Count of Trauttmansdorff, an Austrian nobleman and prominent Habsburg diplomat. Meyssens, part of Antwerp's renowned Meyssens family of engravers and publishers, specialized in such reproductive prints, making elite portraits accessible beyond oil paintings. Engraving as a mediu...