Sir Francis Bacon

Crispijn de Passe II

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe II

Artist, Dutch, 1594/1595 - c. 1670

The image displays an engraved portrait of a man from the waist up. He faces the viewer with a serious expression, holding a closed book in his left hand. The man has a beard, mustache, and mid-length wavy hair. He wears formal attire including a richly patterned doublet, a lace ruff around his neck, and a draped cape over his right shoulder. The man is enclosed in an oval frame with heraldic emblems, decorative scrolls, and text. The setting around the portrait is elaborate, and there is an inscription in French below the image referencing the artwork and the name "Bacon."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.8 × 10 cm (6 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.167

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 28

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

Q65222600

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