Christopher Carleill

published 1620

Willem de Passe

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

The image is a portrait engraving of a man's upper body, facing forward with a slight turn to his left. He has distinct facial features such as a strong jawline, high cheekbones, a neatly trimmed moustache, and a small pointed beard. The man has short, wavy hair styled back from his forehead. He is dressed in a formal outfit with a high-collared shirt and an ornate jacket. The portrait is contained within an oval frame with the name "Christopher" and other text. The background has a patterned, crosshatched design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.8 × 10.8 cm (6 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.261

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 26

  • 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

Q65087214

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