Thomas Cavendish

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 depicts an upper-body portrait of Thomas Cavendish in an oval frame within a decorative book page. He is positioned facing forward with his head slightly turned to his left, gazing outward. He has curly hair and a closely trimmed mustache, and his expression is neutral. He is wearing a detailed garment with an ornate design, featuring decorative patterns and a collar. In his hands, he holds a compass and a globe. The background is filled with intricate lines and shading, consistent with engraving style, and the page has text surrounding the oval portrait frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.8 × 11.5 cm (6 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.268

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 25

  • Series Title

    Herwologia

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Q65087217

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