Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal

published 1620

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

The image features an engraving of a man shown from the waist up, positioned in profile facing left with crossed arms. He has distinct facial features, a traditional cardinal's attire with a biretta and cloak. The background consists of horizontal lines, and there is a caption identifying the man as Thomas Wolsey with a Latin inscription. The aged page appears to come from a book.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.7 × 11.5 cm (5 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1255.a-b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 4

  • Series Title

    Herwolgia

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Q65368137

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