Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Karel van Sichem after Christoffel van Sichem I

Associated Names
Karel van Sichem

Artist, Dutch, c. 1575 - active 1604

Christoffel van Sichem I

Artist After, Dutch, 1546 - 1624

The image shows a man in armor standing confidently with a hand on his hip. He has a beard, a mustache, and wears a cap with feathers. He is equipped with a sword and carries a staff. At his feet is a shield and a crown, and a helmet is placed nearby. In the background, there is a seascape with ships and a distant castle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 18.7 × 14.2 cm (7 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.772

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 7

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

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65360881

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