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 shows a side profile portrait of a middle-aged man depicted from the waist up. He is positioned facing to the right with his hands clasped in front of him. The man has a prominent nose and a slight double chin, and his facial features are defined with a strong outline. He is wearing a distinctive cap that covers his hair, and short hair is visible underneath. The man is dressed in a traditional garment with a broad collar that drapes over his shoulders and an outer robe. He appears to be holding something in his right hand. The background is a textured pattern of horizontal lines, and there is text written beneath the image, including the name “Thomas Wolsaevs Card.”

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.5 × 11.5 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1256

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1955, Vol. 5 II, no. 4

  • 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

Q65368138

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