George Carew, Earl of Totnes

published 1633

Robert van Voerst

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up, standing upright. He is facing forward with a beard, mustache, and short gray or white hair. The man wears armor, a ruff collar, and a ruffled fabric around his neck. He holds a baton or scepter in his right hand. In the background, there is an ornate oval frame with classical elements and scrolls with inscriptions in Latin. The background features curtains and architectural elements with symbolic motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.2 × 19 cm (11 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.512

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 25, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London and Fonthill, (L.151). 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

Q65365672

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