Portret van Nicholas Nadányi 1649
eliaswidemann
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pencil drawn
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photo of handprinted image
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aged paper
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toned paper
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light pencil work
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photo restoration
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light coloured
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old engraving style
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old-timey
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19th century
"Portret van Nicholas Nadányi" is an engraving created by Elias Widemann in 1649. The portrait depicts Nicholas Nadányi, a Hungarian military leader, in an oval frame with decorative flourishes. The inscription around the oval identifies Nadányi as a captain and leader of the Verebeliensis, a Hungarian military unit. The engraving is a small work, measuring 153 millimeters in height and 120 millimeters in width, and is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This work is a fine example of the portrait engravings that were popular in the 17th century.
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