John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

Frans van den Wyngaerde after Hans Holbein the Elder

Associated Names
Frans van den Wyngaerde

Artist, Flemish, 1614 - 1679

Hans Holbein the Elder

Artist After, German, c. 1465 - 1524

The image depicts a man from the chest up, facing forward with a slight turn of the head. He has deep-set eyes and prominent facial lines, wears a cap, robe with a fur collar, and a tunic with vertical pleats. The background features an archway design with a wooden texture pattern. An inscription below the portrait includes Latin text and the names "IOANNES FISCHER" and "H. Holbein."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.3 × 12.3 cm (6 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.468

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

Q65072372

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