Samuel Purchas

in or after 1624

Unknown 19th Century

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image features the bust of a man facing forward with his right hand slightly raised above an open book on a desk. He has a medium-length beard and mustache, a high-collared shirt, and a robe fastened with buttons. The background is plain, and the man is framed within an oval surrounded by text and decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.5 × 6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.418

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

Q65217316