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Goltzius, who made his home in Haarlem, is recognized as one of the most influential technicians of engraving. His works are characteristic of the post-Renaissance style referred to as Mannerism.

Source: Bulletin, March-April 1974.


Exhibition History"Masterworks on Paper: Fifteenth to Nineteenth Centuries," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, October 10, 1998 - January 24, 1999
Published ReferencesHollstein 254

Bartsch 126
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/4 × 7 5/8 in. (28.6 × 19.4 cm)
Image: 10 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (27.3 × 19.1 cm)
Accession Number 1973.28
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
SignedA o 1587 H Goltzius fecit (l,l plate)
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 126 Hollstein 254
The Captain of the Infantry
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines