Don Luis de Requesens

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
The image displays a man in a formal pose. He has distinct facial features including a high forehead, arched eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, mustache, and neatly trimmed beard. His hair is bald on top with some hair around the sides. He is wearing a detailed outfit with a high collar and ornate armor decorated with intricate designs. The portrait is encased in an oval frame with decorative scrollwork, motifs, and faces. The background features architectural elements, figures, and ornamental patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.8 × 17.5 cm (8 3/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1028


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

Q65215470

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