Robert Rich, Second Earl of Warwick

Attributed to Robert van Voerst

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man from the chest up. He is depicted facing slightly to his left. The man has distinct facial features, with a mustache and a small goatee, and wavy hair that is styled back. He is wearing a detailed garment that includes armor and a lace collar. The portrait is encircled by an oval frame with inscriptions, and the background is textured. In the lower section, there is script text providing identification and titles attributed to the individual.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.5 × 15.4 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.516

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 29, State iii/iii

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

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65369432

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