John Harington, Second Baron of Exton

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 with distinct facial features. He is positioned slightly turned to his left but looking at the viewer, displaying his upper body, including his shoulders and head. The man has fair complexion, arched eyebrows, and a long, pointed nose. His medium-length, wavy hair is styled upwards. He is dressed in a ruffled collar typical of the period and a buttoned-up garment with a high neckline. The oval frame around the portrait includes text that reads "IOHANNES Haringtonus Baro de Exton." The background has detailed lines for texture, and there is additional text in a classical typeface below the image within the frame. The portrait is set against an off-white paper background, hinting at it being a historical print or illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.1 × 11.7 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.589

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 37

  • Series Title

    Herwologia


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Q65367881

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