William Cecil, First Baron Burghley

published 1568

Franz Hogenberg

Associated Names
Frans Hogenberg

Artist, Netherlandish, c. 1540 - c. 1590

The image shows an engraving of a man from the waist up, in front of an architectural backdrop. The man is standing and facing forward, holding a large book in his left hand while his right hand rests on the top of a sizable ornamental letter "B." He has a long, pointed beard and thinning hair on the top of his head, which is neatly combed back. His outfit is elaborate, featuring a high-collared, fur-trimmed coat over an ornately patterned robe. Behind him, the background consists of a detailed, arch-like architectural setting with columns and ornate carvings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13 × 9.7 cm (5 1/8 × 3 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.243

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 121, State i/ii

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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Regimius and Frans Hogenberg, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 121, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65072377

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