Sir Philip Sidney, Soldier and Poet

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

This image shows a man in a period-specific outfit with a large ruffled collar, typical of the late 16th to early 17th centuries. He has fine facial features, a pronounced mustache, and wavy hair styled back. The man's attire includes a doublet with intricate embroidery and a sleeveless outer layer. The oval frame surrounding him is inscribed with the name "SYDNEY PHILIPS" and a Latin phrase. The background is textured with fine lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16 × 12.3 cm (6 5/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1107

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 20

  • 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

Q65368060

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