Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (?)

Style of Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Dutch 17th Century

Artist

Simon van de Passe

Related Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a person. The person is facing forward with a slight turn to the right, displaying finely detailed features and curly hair styled in an elaborate manner. The facial features include a serene expression with eyes that appear attentive and eyebrows that are delicately arched. Their attire is ornate, featuring a richly decorated garment with intricate patterns and a prominent lace collar or neck ruff that frames their face. Encircling the collar is a piece of jewelry, likely a necklace, which adds to the elaborate ensemble. The person appears to be set against a plain, textured background that highlights the detailed work on the attire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving pulled from silver medal

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/2 × 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9316

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

Q65018819

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