Ben Jonson

published 1630

Robert Vaughan

Associated Names
Robert Vaughan

Artist, English, active 1622/1678

The image shows the upper body of a man in an oval frame. He has a serious expression, with curly hair adorned with a laurel wreath. The man wears a buttoned garment with a high collar, and his hands are visible with an object in them. In the background, there are parallel hatching lines for depth. Text above and below the figure, with poetic text below. There are stacks of books on either side of the man.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.3 × 10.9 cm (6 13/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.361

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

Q65365823

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