William Herbert, Third Earl of Pembroke

Simon de Passe after Paulus van Somer I

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

Paulus van Somer I

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1576 - 1621

The image depicts an upper-body portrait of a man facing slightly to his right, with his gaze towards the viewer. He has a trimmed beard and mustache, wavy hair, and is dressed in elaborate clothing with a lace ruff around his neck. He holds a staff or baton in his right hand. The portrait is set in an ornate oval frame with ribbons and an inscription, with a coat of arms at the top. The background features intricate lines and scrollwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.5 × 11.2 cm (6 7/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.220

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 100, State ii

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

Q65367188

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