Sir Benjamin Rudyerd, Court of Wardes and Liveryes

1632

John Payne, after Daniel Mytens the Elder

Associated Names
John Payne

Artist, English, 1607 - 1647

Daniel Mytens the Elder

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1590 - 1648 or before

The image displays a portrait of a man in an oval frame. The man has a mature appearance with distinctive facial features including a prominent forehead, arched eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a mustache, and a goatee. His hair is styled in curls. He is dressed in 17th-century attire with an elaborate lace ruff collar. In the background, there is a textured pattern. The oval frame includes the text "Sr Beniamin Rvdyerd." Below the frame is a decorative plaque with an engraved inscription and ornamental motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.2 × 22.5 cm (13 7/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.325


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

Q65360512

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