Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

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 shows a bust-length engraving of a man identified as Thomas Cromwell, looking to the left. He is seated in a side profile position with his arms crossed in front of him. The man has a solemn expression with defined features, including a pronounced nose and deep-set eyes. His hair is short and light-colored, peeking out from under a cap. He is dressed in a coat with a wide, luxurious fur collar. In front of him on the table are papers and a quill. The background is plain with a textured pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.441

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 2

  • 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

Q65087260

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