Thomas Sutton, Founder of the Charterhouse

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 depicts an engraved portrait of a man from the chest up. The man is facing slightly to his right, with a calm expression. He has distinct facial features, short hair, a full beard, and a neatly trimmed mustache. He is wearing a garment with an elaborate collar typical of the Elizabethan era. The oval border includes an inscription: "THOMÆ SUTTON ARMIGER. FUNDATOR HOSPITALIS REGIS." The background has textured lines, and there is a small Latin inscription below the image. The portrait has a formal and historic presentation similar to engravings from previous centuries.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.9 × 11.2 cm (6 1/4 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1155

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 35

  • Series Title

    Herwologia

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

1955

  • Hind, Arthur M. Engraving in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. 3 vols. Cambridge: University Press, 1955.

Wikidata ID

Q65368095

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