Edward VI

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

The image shows a portrait of a young man, presenting from the waist up. He is positioned standing, facing the viewer directly, with his right hand over his midsection. The man has youthful facial features with a serious expression and wears a fur-trimmed garment, which includes a richly decorated coat over a patterned doublet. His hair is mostly hidden beneath a flat cap adorned with feathers. Surrounding his outfit is a garment with elaborate embroidery. He holds a pair of gloves in his left hand. No visible jewelry is present. The background features a dark hatch-patterned oval against a lighter backdrop. The bottom of the image has text reading "EDVARDUS SEXTUS REX."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.6 × 11.7 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.386

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 6

  • 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

Q65087251

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