James I, King of England [top half]

Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image shows a man with a composed expression facing slightly to the left. He has a beard, mustache, medium-length hair, and possibly graying. He wears a wide-brimmed hat with a feather or brooch, and a high ruff collar. He has a fur-lined cloak, an embroidered garment, and an ornate chain of office with large medallions around his neck. The background is a textured oval.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving pulled from silver medal engraved by the artist

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 5.7 × 4.7 cm (2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9247.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 68, State i/ii

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of a coat of arms. The drawing displays an intricately detailed coat of arms enclosed within an oval border. The central design features a shield divided into four sections with different heraldic symbols. Flanking the shield are a crowned lion and a unicorn, both detailed with elaborate manes and expressions. Above the shield is a crown with a lion holding a cross. The surrounding space is filled with ornate scrollwork of floral and flowing designs. The oval is encased in a circular band with inscribed Latin text. The style resembles formal heraldic engravings and historical emblems.

Shield of James I [bottom half]

Simon van de Passe

1595

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, 1964. [1]
[1] This print comes from a large collection of “historical portrait” prints purchased by Rosenwald in 1948. A small subset of this collection—including this print—was sent at an unknown date to the NGA, where it was not immediately accessioned. When NGA registrars came upon this group in 1964, they and Rosenwald erroneously believed that the works had accidentally been omitted from the donor’s 1943 gift to the museum. As a result, the sheets were assigned retroactive accession numbers corresponding with that date. For related correspondence, see NGA curatorial file for objects 1943.3.9230-9317.

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

Inscriptions

Simon Passaeus sculp.

Wikidata ID

Q65025544

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