Title Page, A Thankful Remembrance of God's Mercie, by George Carleton

1624

Willem de Passe

Associated Names
Willem de Passe

Artist, Dutch, probably 1598 - 1637

This is a drawing of a scene featuring a central figure crowned and holding a banner inscribed with the phrase "Ecclesiastes 1.4 vera." Around this figure are various allegorical elements, including angels holding scrolls with messages, biblical figures labeled "Deborah" and "Salomon," and symbols like ships and churches. The banner at the bottom states "A Thankfull Remembrance of Gods Mercie by G.C."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.2 × 11.6 cm (6 3/8 × 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.265

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 55

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); 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

Q65368176

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