John Bale, Bishop of Ossory

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

The image depicts a man's portrait showing the upper half of his body. He is posed in a slightly turned stance, looking directly at the viewer. His facial features include a well-defined mustache and short, wavy hair framing his face. He is wearing a detailed, patterned gown with a collar and draped with a sash over his left shoulder. In his left hand, he holds a pair of dividers, pointing them at a globe. The background consists of an intricately hatched oval frame with text surrounding it, and additional writing below the oval.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16 × 11.4 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.169

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 46

  • Series Title

    Herwologia

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, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

  • Hind, Arthur M. Engraving in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. 3 vols. Cambridge: University Press, 1955.

Wikidata ID

Q65087185

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