Cardinal Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury

published 1729

Nicolas de Larmessin IV after Sebastiano del Piombo

Associated Names
Nicolas de Larmessin IV

Artist, French, 1684 - 1753 or 1755

Sebastiano del Piombo

Artist After, Venetian, 1485 - 1547

The image is a portrait of Reginaldus Pollus, showing him from the waist up. He is seated in a three-quarters position facing slightly to the right. He has a long, flowing beard and a solemn expression, with his hair hidden under his cardinal's galero. Reginaldus is dressed in rich ecclesiastical garments that drape in heavy folds around his shoulders, adorned with buttons down the front. His left hand rests on his knee, partially covered by his robe. Behind him, there is part of a wooden chair with a spherical finial on the top of the post. In the background, there is a textured pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1010


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

Q65362914

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