Thomas Egerton, First Viscount Brackley

William Hole

Associated Names
William Hole

Artist, English, active 1607 - 1624

The image depicts an engraving of a man shown from the chest up, facing forward. The man has a pointed beard, mustache, expressive eyes, and a high forehead. He wears a tall, rounded hat with a decorative band, formal clothing with a ruffled collar, an intricately patterned doublet, and a fur-lined cloak. The portrait is surrounded by an oval border with Latin text and the background features fine lines and shading for depth and contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.4 × 11.6 cm (6 7/8 × 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.288

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Mark Masterman Sykes [1771 - 1823], (L.1897). 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

Markings

stamp on verso: 550

Wikidata ID

Q65368684

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