Queen Elizabeth

1600

Dominicus Custos after Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Dominicus Custos

Artist, Netherlandish, 1550 or after - 1612

Dominicus Custos

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1550 or after - 1612

Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows an upper body portrait of a person seated in a formal and upright position. The person has curly hair adorned with a decorative headpiece or crown and wears elaborate attire with detailed patterns and a large ruff collar. Their facial features include high cheekbones, a strong nose, and a slight smile. The person wears dangling earrings and there is a decorated oval frame with text in the background, along with heraldic emblems in the top corners. The style of the image is illustrative and reminiscent of historical etchings from earlier centuries.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 × 11.9 cm (6 11/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 18 × 13.5 cm (7 1/16 × 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.408

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 873, State only

  • Series Title

    Atrium Heroicum

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

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Dominicus Custos, Jörg Diefenbacher, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2002: no. 873.

Wikidata ID

Q65071870

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