Richard Vaughan, Bishop of London

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 shows a portrait of a man from the waist up. He is facing forward, with distinct features including a nose, cheekbones, and a full beard. He wears a hat with a rounded crown typical of the Renaissance period, along with textured clothing and an undergarment with intricate patterns near the collar. The background is detailed with crosshatching. Text at the bottom likely identifies the individual as Ricardus Vaughanus in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.4 × 12.2 cm (6 7/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1190

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 65

  • 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

Q65368107

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