Sir Francis Bacon

Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image shows an engraving of an older man in a stationary position. He has delicate facial features, with a lined face, mustache, and a small pointed beard. He is wearing a large ruff around his neck, a tall narrow-brimmed hat, and a fur-trimmed robe. The man is holding a scroll in his right hand and the background features ornate linework, a crest at the top, and decorative ribbons with inscriptions framing his portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 × 11 cm (7 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.160

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 16, State iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

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

Q65366694

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