Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

This image is a portrait showing only the upper body of a man. He is seated and faces directly at the viewer. The man's facial features include a long, pointed beard and a high forehead, with hair that is combed back and receding at the temples. He has deep-set eyes and a stern expression. He is wearing a robe with a wide collar. The background consists of a finely detailed decorative pattern. Below the image, text identifies the person as "EDWINUS SANDUS ARCHIEPS," surrounded by more Latin text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16 × 11.7 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1059

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 57

  • 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

Q65368043

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