Joseph Hall, Bishop of Exeter and Norwich

1628

John Payne

Associated Names
John Payne

Artist, English, 1607 - 1647

The image shows a portrait of an older man facing slightly to one side, with a long face, deep-set eyes, pronounced eyebrows, a sharp nose, and a long white beard. He wears a dark cap, a high-collared ruff, and holds an open book in one hand. A medallion hangs around his neck. The background features decorative scrolls with text, and the portrait is framed with an inscription identifying him as "EXON EPISCOP. VERA EFFIGIES IOSEPHI HALL REV. PATER." Verses below elaborate on his virtues, and the image has an intricate illustrative style, indicating it may be an engraving or woodcut from an earlier period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21 × 13.8 cm (8 1/4 × 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.314


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

Wikidata ID

Q65360409

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