Walter Devereux, First Earl of Essex

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up. He is facing slightly to his right, with his head turned towards the viewer. The man has a neat mustache and beard, short hair, and is wearing an ornate hat with a large feather. He is dressed in noble attire with a high ruffled collar, armor with intricate detailing, and a medallion or pendant around his neck. The background is a dark oval frame with text surrounding the image. The engraving highlights the details of his attire and features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.3 × 11.8 cm (6 7/16 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.443

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 16

  • 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

Q65087274

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