Laurence Saunders, Prebendary of York, Protestant Martyr

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

The image is an engraved portrait of a man showing his upper body from just below the shoulders upward. He is positioned at an angle, looking to the viewer's left. The man has a full beard and mustache, along with wavy hair that appears to be receding slightly. He has a solemn expression, with deep-set eyes and a furrowed brow. He is wearing a high-collared shirt with ruffled edges under a garment that could be a robe or cloak. The background of the portrait is filled with a series of fine lines and dots. There are Latin inscriptions in serif typography below the portrait containing the name "LAURENTIVS SÆDERVS MAR" and additional text with artistic flourishes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16 × 11 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1061

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 44

  • 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

Q65368046

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