Samuel Pepys, Secretary to the Admiralty, Diarist

Robert White after Sir Godfrey Kneller

Associated Names
Robert White

Artist, English, 1645 - 1703

Sir Godfrey Kneller

Artist After, English, 1646 - 1723

The image is an intricately detailed engraving showing an upper-body portrait of a man in a three-quarter view. His facial features include a wide forehead, arched eyebrows, large eyes, a prominent nose, and full lips. The man has long, curly hair cascading down past his shoulders. He is wearing elaborate clothing with rich embroidery or lace at the neck. The portrait is framed within an ornate oval border. The background has fine lines that contrast with the oval frame, and a ribbon banner below the oval displays Latin text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.9 × 9.3 cm (5 7/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.850


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

Q65366137

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