Charles I, King of England

Style of Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Related Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image shows a circular portrait of a man's upper body, captured from the chest upwards in a slightly three-quarter view. The man faces slightly to the left and has a long face with a short, well-groomed beard and mustache. He wears a sizable hat covering much of his head, with short hair around the edges. The man wears elaborate historical or noble clothing with a wide, detailed collar. The background is plain, and the circular frame has an inscription along the inside edge against a shaded pattern. The image is set against a textured paper background showing signs of age or wear.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving pulled from silver medal

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9313


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

Q65018814

You may be interested in

Loading Results