Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image is an etching of a man shown from the chest up, facing slightly to the viewer's right with a direct gaze. He has a full, curly beard and mustache, styled hair with a cap adorned with a large feather. The man wears a high ruff and a detailed jacket with buttons and a medallion hanging from a cord around his neck. The background features a textured design with a Latin inscription surrounding the oval frame that encircles the man's portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.6 × 12.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.767

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

Wikidata ID

Q65214840

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