Sir Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester

Willem Jacobsz Delff after Michiel van Miereveld

Associated Names
Willem Jacobsz Delff

Artist, Dutch, 1580 - 1638

Michiel van Miereveld

Artist After, Dutch, 1567 - 1641

The engraving depicts a man from the chest up, facing forward with a slight turn to his right. He has a composed expression with facial features including a beard and mustache, and short, wavy hair. He wears an elaborate outfit typical of the period, featuring a decorated doublet and a lace ruff around his neck. The background consists of an oval frame with inscriptions, and there is text below the oval, possibly in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.4 × 13.1 cm (7 5/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.358

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

Wikidata ID

Q65087319

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