William Butler, Physician

Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image shows a man seated with one hand resting on a book. He is facing forward with a slight turn to the side. The man's facial features include a long nose, pronounced cheekbones, and a short beard and mustache. He wears an embroidered cap and a robe with a fur collar. The robe has buttons down the front. The man's hand is on a book. The background has an oval frame with inscriptions and a decorative scroll with text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving [facsimile]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18 × 11 cm (7 1/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.246

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

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

Wikidata ID

Q65084049

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