Marc Antonis De Dominis

Renold Elstrack

Associated Names
Renold Elstrack

Artist, English, 1571 - 1625

The image shows a man seated from the waist up. He is turned slightly to the right, looking directly at the viewer. He has a full beard and mustache, a receding hairline, and short hair. The man wears a distinctive hat, a robe with ornate sleeves, and a high-collared tunic. He is holding a quill pen over an open book. The setting includes a table with writing materials, a stack of books, and more books on shelves in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.5 × 18.7 cm (11 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.77

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

Wikidata ID

Q65365298

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