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Portrait of Count Hendrik van den Bergh
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Portrait of Count Hendrik van den Bergh

Paulus Pontius · c. 1625 - before 1658 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The caption to this print tells us that the sitter is Count Hendrik van den Bergh. However, the virtuoso painting by Anthony van Dyck used as a model had been known for centuries as a portrait of the Duke of Alva, governor of the Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War. It was only when a link was made between the print and the painting that the man in the painting was correctly identified.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printHendrik graaf van den Bergh
Credit linePortrait of Count Hendrik van den Bergh. c. 1625 - before 1658. Paulus Pontius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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