Sir Walter Raleigh

after Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist After, German, c. 1595 - 1647

This image displays an engraved portrait of the upper half of Sir Walter Raleigh's body. He is depicted in a seated position, facing slightly to the right but looking forward. His features include a high forehead, arched eyebrows, a pointed goatee, and a mustache. His hair is wavy and styled back. Sir Walter Raleigh is dressed in an elaborately detailed Elizabethan outfit with a ruffed collar, a patterned doublet, and decorative buttons on the shoulder. The cuffs of his garment are trimmed with lace. His right hand holds a staff or cylinder. The background features an oval frame with an inscription identifying him and decorative elements like scrolls and an emblematic design. Text below the portrait provides additional context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.2 × 10.3 cm (6 × 4 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.237

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 107


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, 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

Q65216886

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