Sir Walter Raleigh

Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image shows an engraved portrait of a person dressed in ornate Elizabethan-era clothing. The individual has distinct facial features, styled hair, bearded, and mustached. Their attire includes a detailed doublet with a large ruffled lace collar, buttons, and a sash. They are holding a slender object and there is a paper at the bottom of the image. The background features a decorative oval frame with Latin text. Below the portrait is an ornamental crest with a helmet and shield motif, cursive text, and floral embellishments.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 × 11.3 cm (7 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.232

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 107

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

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

Q65367046

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