Sir Thomas More, Epigrammata

1638

William Marshall

Associated Names
William Marshall

Artist, English, active 1617/1649

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man in an ornate oval frame. The man has prominent features and is wearing a hat and fur-collared robe. Flanking the frame are a female figure and a male figure. Below the portrait is a Latin inscription, with publisher and engraver names at the bottom. The engraving is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10 × 6.4 cm (3 15/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.485

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65369052

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