Christopher Carleill

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man from the chest up. He is facing slightly to his left, with his head turned towards the viewer. The man has a neatly trimmed mustache and beard, high cheekbones, and a calm expression. His hair is short and combed back. He is wearing elaborate period clothing - a collared shirt with a ruffled edge and a detailed, buttoned coat with structured shoulders. The oval frame around the portrait bears the inscription "CHRISTOPHERUS CARLEIUS AMIGER". There are no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is a flat, shaded surface, with some Latin text below the oval frame. The portrait is set on textured paper with faint text visible on the page.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.6 × 11.5 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.260

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 26

  • Series Title

    Herwologia


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Q65087196

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