Savoy

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image depicts a man from the waist up. He is positioned slightly at an angle to the viewer, with his body facing left and his head turned toward the viewer. The man has a mustache and a pointed beard, with high-arching eyebrows. His hair is groomed back and he is wearing a garment with intricate patterns and designs crisscrossing over his torso, along with a large ruffled collar around his neck. The background is plain with no detailed scenery or objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.5 × 10 cm (4 1/2 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1062

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

Q65215521

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