Sir John Hawkins

published 1620

Magdalena van de Passe

Associated Names
Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

The image shows a portrait of a man, depicted from the torso up. He is seated and slightly angled to the right with his head turned towards the viewer. He has a sharp facial structure with prominent cheekbones, a pointed beard, and a mustache. His hair is mostly hidden under a tall, rounded hat with a band design. The man is wearing an elaborate period costume with a ruffled collar and a doublet adorned with buttons. His right hand is partially visible, holding a roll of paper or similar object. The portrait is enclosed in an oval frame, surrounded by the text "IOANNES HAWKINS". The background outside of the oval frame consists of closely spaced horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.3 × 11.8 cm (6 7/16 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.596

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 28

  • 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

Q65367908

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