Sir Thomas Overbury

after Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Simon van de Passe

Artist After, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image is an engraved portrait of Sir Thomas Overbury. He is depicted facing slightly to the right, with his head turned towards the viewer. Overbury has a high forehead, sharp nose, and a trimmed beard with a mustache. His hair is curly with a receding hairline. He is wearing an elaborate garment with a ruffled collar and buttons down the front. The background is simple with an ornate border surrounding the portrait. The inscribed text identifies him as Sir Thomas Overbury with additional script at the bottom of the engraving.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.6 × 7.9 cm (5 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.213

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 96

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.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65216771

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