Francis Quarles

Thomas Cross

Associated Names
Thomas Cross

Artist, English, active c. 1644/1682

The image shows a man sitting with his body turned slightly to the side. His right hand is near his chest, and he has a mustache, a pointed beard, wavy shoulder-length hair, and is looking directly at the viewer. He wears a large collar garment and a lace-frilled shirt. In his left hand, he holds a quill pen. The image is framed and features a coat of arms in the top left corner. The background shows a landscape with a building, trees, sun, clouds, and decorative borders. Text is included in the illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.2 × 10 cm (6 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.580


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

Q65367448

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