Henry Garnett

Johan Wierix

Associated Names
Johan Wierix

Artist, Flemish, 1549 - 1618 or after

The image depicts a man with a chest-up view, facing slightly to the left. The man has a round face with a neatly trimmed beard and mustache, short hair, and is dressed in a dark-colored garment. The circular frame includes decorative scrollwork, symbols, and the letters "IHS." The background features ornate designs including scrolls, wreaths, and Latin text starting with "Si quid patimini propter iustitiam." The illustration appears to be an etching or engraving with detailed line work and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.1 × 7.9 cm (4 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.517

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, undescribed

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

Q65079573

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