Samson Lennard

Robert Vaughan

Associated Names
Robert Vaughan

Artist, English, active 1622/1678

The image is an engraving of a man seated and facing slightly to his left. He has a long goatee and short, swept-back hair. He wears an ornate doublet and ruffled collar, and holds an open book in his left hand. An oval frame surrounds him with Latin text. The background shows fabric drapery, a heraldic shield with fleur-de-lis patterns, and decorative scrollwork with a flower.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.8 × 10.5 cm (5 7/16 × 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.363

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

Q65365830

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