Gaspar Scioppi

1620

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image shows an engraving of a man with distinct facial features including a mustache and goatee. He is wearing a doublet with a high collar and long sleeves, typical of early 17th-century fashion. The man's right hand is on a table, and his left hand appears to be holding a folded paper. On the table is an illustration of a small hedgehog. The background is plain, and there is Latin text inscribed above and below the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.2 × 9.4 cm (6 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1073

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

Q65215571

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