Cuthbert Sydenham

published 1654

Robert Gaywood

Associated Names
Robert Gaywood

Artist, English, active 1650/1680

The image shows a man with a long, oval-shaped face looking at the viewer. He is holding a closed book in front of his torso. He has wavy hair and is dressed in a dark coat with a white collar and a visible vest or shirt underneath. The background consists of vertical lines. There are inscriptions below the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14 × 9.3 cm (5 1/2 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.643

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

Q65365604

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