Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex

1601

after Robert Boissard

Associated Names
Robert Boissard

Artist After, French, born 1570

The image displays a man on horseback in an authoritative posture. He sits upright with one hand on the reins and the other on his thigh. The man has a bearded face with a neatly trimmed beard and mustache. He wears a wide-brimmed hat with feathers, engraved armor on his chest, gauntlets, a sash, a cape, and a sheath for a sword on his hip. Additionally, the scene includes a crest and an ornamental cartouche with a written declaration. The background shows clouds, a harbor with ships, and a distant cityscape or fortification.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27 × 18.3 cm (10 5/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.448


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fountaine Walker [1833-1892], Ness Castle, Inverness, (L.4842). 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

Wikidata ID

Q65070665

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