Elizabeth, Queen of England

Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows a portrait of a woman from the waist up, centered within an ornate circular frame. She is depicted in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to her left. Her facial features are detailed with a pronounced nose, arched eyebrows, and a composed expression. Her hair is styled in tight curls with decorative elements. The woman is wearing an elaborate, high-collared Elizabethan-era garment with a richly embroidered bodice and voluminous sleeves. She is adorned with a necklace and earrings. The background features a plain textured surface with inscriptions encircling the portrait, and additional textual elements below the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.2 × 10.7 cm (5 9/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XV, no. 713


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, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65222551

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