Guzman de Alfarache

Robert Gaywood

Associated Names
Robert Gaywood

Artist, English, active 1650/1680

The engraving depicts the upper body of a man standing with his left hand on his hip. His head is turned slightly to the side, showing a three-quarter view of his face. The man has pronounced facial features with a mustache that curls upward. His hair is shoulder-length and wavy. He wears a large-brimmed hat with a plume, a doublet with decorative buttons, lace-trimmed cuffs, and a cape over one shoulder. The man holds a sword in his other hand. The background has a crosshatch pattern, and beneath the image, there is decorative script and text identifying the figure as "Guzman De Alfarache."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.9 × 8.6 cm (5 7/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.625


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Q65365548

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