Sir Benjamin Rudyerd

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

This is an engraved portrait of Sir Benjamin Rudyer, showing his upper body and head. He is slightly turned to his right, facing the viewer. He has a beard, mustache, expressive eyes, furrowed brows, wavy medium-length hair, and is wearing a patterned garment with a large ruffled collar. He does not appear to be wearing any visible jewelry nor holding any objects. The background features a textured pattern within an oval frame with inscriptions and a poem at the bottom in a decorative frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.3 × 21.5 cm (13 1/8 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.326


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

Q65360537

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