Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal

Renold Elstrack

Associated Names
Renold Elstrack

Artist, English, 1571 - 1625

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man from the waist up, positioned in profile facing to the right. He has distinct facial features with a prominent nose, a slightly recessed chin, and tightly closed lips. His hair is covered by a hat with a wide band and a ring-shaped ornament on the side. He wears a robe with elaborate patterns over his shoulders and holds a scroll in his hand. The background is plain with horizontal lines creating a shaded effect. An inscription below the portrait identifies the person as "THOMAS WOLSEY CARDINALL, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK & CHAUNCELLOR OF ENGLAND: Died Nov. 29: 1529."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.5 × 13.2 cm (7 5/16 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.99

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

Wikidata ID

Q65365399

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