John Selden, Jurist and Antiquary

William Holl I or William Holl II, after Daniel Mytens the Elder

Associated Names
William Holl II

Artist, British, 1807 - 1871

William Holl I

Artist, British, 1771 - 1838

Daniel Mytens the Elder

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1590 - 1648 or before

The image is an engraved portrait of a seated male figure, identified as John Selden. The man is positioned three-quarters to the viewer's right, with his right hand resting on his lap and the left hand relaxed to the side. He has distinguishable facial features with a mustache and goatee, long wavy hair flowing past his shoulders, and is wearing a dark, formal outfit with a high white collar. There is no visible jewelry or accessories. The background is plain. The image is presented within a bordered frame and contains an inscription indicating its origin from Mytens in The Bodleian Gallery, Oxford.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stipple engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32 × 23.3 cm (12 5/8 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1083


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65369319

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