Jacques de la Faille
Jacques de la Faille

Currently not on view

Jacques de la Faille,

1580

Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-654
This elaborate double portrait probably commemorates the couple’s marriage in 1580. Jacques de la Faille was a merchant in Antwerp and the Colonel of the Civil Guard there until he fled the Spanish controlled city in 1584 for Haarlem in the Dutch Republic. His military identity is emphasized in the portrait, frame, and inscription: "Here I stand, armed, to protect the law and defend the fatherland and fearlessly to fall and shed blood for the welfare of the people. For this is the only virtue of a citizen and a good general."

Information

Title
Jacques de la Faille
Dates

1580

Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed inside plate): 19.6 × 12.8 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-654
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands, Haarlem

Inscription
Initialed in border, at lower right and left of oval: HG / Fe Printed in margin around oval, three lines of Latin: LEGES TVERI, ET PATRIAM DEVENDERE, ARMATVS ADSTO, ET PRO SALVTE CIVIVM. PERIRE FORTIS, SANGVINEMQVE EFFVNDERE. HAC VNA VIRTVS CIVIS, ET BONI DVCIS. Printed in cartouche, below oval center: Harman Adolfz excudit Harlem [ensis]. In graphite, verso lower left: J.S.M (L.1536)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: crowned escutcheon with diagonal band and initials [?] PS [?] below
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 67.212; Hollstein 184; New Hollstein 216; Strauss 130
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), portraits, men, text

Junius S. Morgan (1867–1932); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1932

IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more.

Open API URL

Our API is generally designed to provide programmatic access to the Museum's collections data for applications that require regular updates and/or the ability to dynamically query and filter the data via the endpoints provided.

Share your feedback with us

The Museum regularly researches its objects and their collecting histories, updating its records to reflect new information. We also strive to catalogue works of art using language that is consistent with how people, subjects, artists, and cultures describe themselves. As this effort is ongoing, the Museum’s records may be incomplete or contain terms that are no longer acceptable. We welcome your feedback, questions, and additional information that you feel may be useful to us. Email us at collectionsinfo@princeton.edu.

Explore More

Holidays at the Museum

Princeton Collects

Mosaic Restaurant