Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke

Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The engraving presents a portrait of a woman from the waist up, facing forward. She has curly hair, defined features, and a composed expression. She wears a gown with a lace collar and cuffs, layered pearl necklaces, and holds a book marked "David’s Psalms." The woman also wears drop earrings. The frame around her features decorative scrollwork and the inscription "MARY SIDNEY Countess of Pembroke." The background is filled with etched textures and patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.5 × 11.3 cm (7 5/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.215

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 98, State i

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London and Fonthill, (L.151). 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

Q65366979

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