William, Duke of Saxony
Wolfgang Kilian
1623
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 17.8 × 13.6 cm (7 × 5 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.1242
About the Artist
Wolfgang Kilian · 1581–1662
Wolfgang Kilian (1581–1662) was a German engraver and member of the illustrious Kilian family of printmakers in Augsburg, whose extraordinarily long career spanned eight decades and produced an estimated 2,300 engravings. Born on May 10, 1581, in Augsburg, Wolfgang was the younger brother of Lucas Kilian, the most celebrated member of the family, yet Wolfgang's productivity and longevity made him ...