True Portraiture of the Jesuits and Priests from Vox Populi, by Thomas Scott

1624

Attributed to Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

There is a drawing of a group of Jesuits and priests seated around a table. The scene is detailed, showing a formal gathering of religious figures, each identified by their names above them. The figures are dressed in clergy attire, with religious items on the table. The room has two diamond-paned windows. The caption at the top reads, "I have here sett the true portrature of the Iesuits and priests," and the one at the bottom concludes with, "as they vse to sitt at Counsell in England to further the Catholicke Cause." The line work and shading create depth and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.2 × 12.5 cm (4 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, undescribed

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, 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

Q65369383

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