Robert Bertie, First Earl of Lindsey, Royalist, Fell at Edgehill

1627

Robert van Voerst after Georg Geldorp

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

Georg Geldorp

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1589 - 1653

The image contains a portrait of a man from the chest up, positioned facing the viewer slightly to the right. His face features high cheekbones, a pointed beard, and a receding hairline. The sides of his head have wavy hair. He wears an elaborate collar with lace detailing and a decorated cloak with intricate patterns. The background has a decorative oval frame with inscriptions and heraldic elements at the top, including a coat of arms. Ornate scrollwork and stylized motifs surround the portrait, contributing to its formal and historical style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.7 × 20.1 cm (11 5/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.507

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 15, State only

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

Q65365703

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