Gunpowder Plot

1605

after Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows ten men standing closely together from the waist up. They face each other and appear to be engaged in a discussion. Each man wears a wide-brimmed hat with various decorations. Their facial features include beards or mustaches, and their hair is styled in long, wavy patterns. The men wear period attire reminiscent of Elizabethan or Jacobean styles. The scene likely takes place indoors, as no distinct background is visible. The men's hands are visible, with some gesturing or resting. The text below the image is in Latin and may provide context or identification for the men.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.8 × 21.5 cm (6 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.421

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, undescribed


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

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

Q65217325

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