Richard Sackville, Third Earl of Dorset

Unknown Artist

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This print shows a portrait of a man from the waist up. He is facing us, his body slightly turned to the right. The man has light skin, a neatly styled mustache, a pointed beard, and short, curly hair. He is dressed in reflective armor made of overlapping panels connected by rivets. Above the armor, he wears a high lace ruff around his neck, and he has a fabric draped over his right shoulder. He holds a cylindrical baton or staff in his right hand. Around this portrait is a circular frame with text on it. The man's baton pokes slightly out of this frame. Above the frame is a figure of a cherub who appears to be carrying the portrait on a string, as well as the head of a goat on the right and a crowned shield on the left. Below the frame are two small vases with flowers, as well as a section of text within a swirling border. The background is gray, with a darker border around the edges of the print. The print is surrounded by a thick border of plain paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.2 × 9.1 cm (5 9/16 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.389


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.

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Wikidata ID

Q65217002

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