Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland

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 depicts the upper half of a man's body. He is facing forward, with his head slightly turned to the side. The man has a beard and mustache, sharp facial features, short hair covered by a hat with a plume, an ornate collar, a buttoned garment with intricate patterns, and a chain with a medallion around his neck. In the background, there is a detailed oval frame and script at the top and bottom. The image is monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.6 × 10.8 cm (6 1/8 × 4 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1104

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 19

  • 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

Q65368053

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