John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Reno, Nevada
The Lilley Museum of Art is located on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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- Jacques de Gheyn II
- Sergeant, 1587
- Engraving
- 9 x 6.3125 in
- Inv: 2022.6.87
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Title: Sergeant, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II
Artist: Jacques de Gheyn II
After: Hendrik Goltzius
Date: 1587
Medium: Engraving; ink on laid paper
Credit Line: Collection of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Item description: A Sergeant figure elegantly posed in a elaborated suit costume, holding a pole axe and a sword attached to their sheath.
In 1587, Goltzius published the series of 12 prints entitled “Soldiers and Officers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II”. Jacques de Gheyn II studied engraving under Goltzius. Emulating the technique of his master, De Gheyn design the engraving after Goltzius.
Text: Ante ferox Signanus ago promptum agmen ad arma, Haudq parum debent parta trophaea mihi (Before the fierce Signan, I lead a ready army to arms, and the trophies I have won are no small due to me).
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