John Digby, Earl of Bristol, Ambassador to Spain

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
This print is a portrait of a man. He is shown in an upper body view facing slightly to the right, holding a thin staff or rod in his right hand. He has a mustache, a goatee, and round eyes that look out at us. He has pale skin and short, light hair. He wears a large hat with a decorative emblem, a ruffled collar, and a doublet with intricate patterns and lines of small buttons. The oval portrait is framed with ribbon-like decorations and has text around the border. The background is filled with dark crosshatching, and there is a block of text at the bottom of the print.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 × 11.4 cm (7 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.68


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, 1951.

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Wikidata ID

Q65216749

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