John Harington, Second Baron of Exton

published 1620

Magdalena van de Passe

Associated Names
Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

The image depicts a bust view of a person in an oval frame. The person is facing forward with the head slightly turned to the right in a three-quarter profile. The facial features are sharp and well-defined with a serious expression. The hair is styled up and back. The individual wears period clothing with a high lace ruff around the neck and a buttoned garment with intricate details. An earring is visible in the left ear. The background has a dark gradient with fine lines, contrasting with the light oval frame highlighting the figure. Text is present around the oval and below the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.6 × 11.9 cm (6 1/8 × 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.590

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 37

  • 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

Q65367903

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