John Colet, Dean of Saint Paul's

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 is a portrait of a man shown from the chest up, positioned in a side profile facing left. He has a prominent nose, high cheekbones, and an expressionless face with slight focus in his eyes. His hair is covered by a soft hat that fits snugly on his head, possibly a cap or a turban-like headpiece. He is wearing a garment that appears to be a robe or tunic, suggested by the broad drapery depicted in the engraving. The background is a textured pattern typical of an engraved representation. Below the portrait, there is a caption with text including the name "IOANNES COLETUS" and additional script in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.7 × 10.7 cm (6 3/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.324

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 38

  • 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

Q65087223

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