Portret van een man met hoed

The sitter is shown in a three-quarter view, looking toward the viewer with a neutral expression and a trimmed beard. He wears the formal attire of a late 16th-century gentleman, including a tall 'sugarloaf' hat with a corded band and a prominent pleated ruff. The engraving uses refined cross-hatching and line work to create a sense of volume and texture in the clothing and background.

Hendrick Goltzius was the preeminent engraver of the Haarlem Mannerists, a circle that integrated art with humanist and natural philosophical inquiry. His technical mastery in engraving later made him a key figure in the production of complex allegorical and esoteric imagery, particularly during his association with the hermetic-leaning court of Emperor Rudolf II.