William Camden

published 1691

Robert White

Associated Names
Robert White

Artist, English, 1645 - 1703

The image shows a detailed engraving of a man's upper body. The man is in a seated position, facing slightly to his right. He has a middle-aged or older facial appearance with a beard and mustache. His hair is short and covered with a cap. The man is wearing a textured jacket or doublet with buttons and a large ruff collar around his neck. There are no identifiable objects in his hands. The background is plain with a textured pattern within an oval border. Symbols above the border include a shield with crosses in a circle on the left and a triangle with stars on the right. At the bottom, there is Latin text "GULIELMUS CAMDENUS CLARENTIUS ÆTATIS LVIII. M.DC.IX."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18 × 12 cm (7 1/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.830

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

Q65365985

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