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Portrait of Caesar Affaytadi: PD.13-1952

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Caesar Affaytadi

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik

Entities

Categories

Description

Third son of Jean-Charles Affaytadi; he was Seigneur de Braderich from 1588 and died in 1598

Notes

History note: ?Sir Charles Robinson; Sir Francis Cook; Sir Herbert Cook

Legal notes

From the Spencer George Perceval Fund.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1952) by Cook, Francis

Dating

1580s
Production date: AD 1584

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Ground (material)
Metal points

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Image Size Diameter 72 mm
Sheet Size Height 92 mm Width 72 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Metal point on yellow-prepared ground, on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: HGoltzius fecit
  • Location: Centre right
  • Method of creation: Metal point
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Ao. 1584
  • Location: Centre right
  • Method of creation: Metal point
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Fortune Fort Une
  • Location: Around the upper part of the circle
  • Method of creation: Metal point
  • Text: poutrayt de / mayster Sesar / Affaytadi sy de / Bradric
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Pourtrait de Monsieur Caesar Affaytadi S / de Bradric, fils de Jean Charle (s) / frere de Cosmo, Oncle de Dam (e) / Agnes Agnes Affaytadi / douari (ère) / Sr de Courteville
  • Location: Verso, below
  • Method of creation: Ink

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.13-1952
Primary reference Number: 4668

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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