Richard Elton

1649

John Droeshout

Associated Names
John Droeshout

Artist, English, 1596 - 1652

The image features a male figure shown from the waist up. He has shoulder-length, wavy hair, a moustache, and a goatee. The man is wearing an armor suit and holding a staff or baton. Around him are ornate decorative elements including banners, flags, and weapons. The background is intricately engraved with symbolic motifs and inscriptions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.5 × 13.2 cm (9 1/4 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.275

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

Wikidata ID

Q65360210

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