Mr. Henry Smith

Thomas Cross

Associated Names
Thomas Cross

Artist, English, active c. 1644/1682

The image shows the upper half of a seated man looking directly at the viewer. He has a square facial structure with a short beard and mustache, and short, wavy, light-colored hair. He is wearing dark clerical attire with a high lace ruff collar. He is holding a closed book in his left hand. The background has a simple line-etched frame. Text at the bottom identifies him as "The lively Portraicture of the Reverend and Learned Minister of Jesus Christ Mr. Henry Smith."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.7 × 10.6 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.584

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

Q65367457

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