Gervase Babington, Bishop of Worcester

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

This is a portrait drawing of a person from the waist up. The person is seated and turned slightly towards their right. They have a beard, mustache, and wear a cap that covers most of their hair. The person has a neutral expression and deep-set eyes. They are dressed in elaborate historical clothing, including a ruffled collar and a dark robe. The person holds a book in their left hand, and the background features inscriptions including the name "Gervasius Babington" and Latin text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.5 × 11 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.73

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 66

  • Series Title

    Herwologia

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

  • Hind, Arthur M. Engraving in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. 3 vols. Cambridge: University Press, 1955.

Wikidata ID

Q65087150

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