Sheet of Seven Roundels with Portraits

Style of Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Dutch 17th Century

Artist

Simon van de Passe

Related Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image depicts seven circular portraits of individuals. These portraits focus on the facial features, attire, and hair of the individuals. The portraits show a variety of historical headwear and collars, suggesting a European historical theme. The individuals are shown from the chest up, facing either to the side or directly forward. They have different facial hair arrangements, with some having beards and mustaches, while others are clean-shaven. The hair styles range from neatly fashioned to more natural and flowing. The clothing includes ornate garments with elaborate collars and decorative patterns. The background is a plain, textured paper. The portraits are evenly spaced across the paper. Each portrait is surrounded by inscriptions or names in an old-style font.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving pulled from silver medal

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.7 × 14 cm (5 13/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9301

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

Wikidata ID

Q65018800

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