Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex

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 is an engraving depicting the upper half of a man's body. The man, identified as Robertus Deverex, is facing slightly to his right with his head turned towards the viewer. He has long curly hair, a full beard, and a serious expression. He is wearing armor with a sash across his chest. No jewelry is visible. The portrait is in an oval frame with his name inscribed. Below the image, there is Latin text inscribed. The background has a cross-hatched pattern. The portrait is centered on aged paper with a rough edge on the left side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.2 × 11.6 cm (6 3/8 × 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.446

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 32

  • Series Title

    Herwologia

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Q65087277

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