William Barriffe

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a print featuring a portrait of a man with shoulder-length, wavy hair, a mustache, and a goatee. He is dressed in an elaborate outfit with a lace collar and a decorative metal plate or breastplate across his chest. The portrait is surrounded by an ornately decorated frame with a military theme, including a helmet and armor pieces. The background includes a draped cloth and artistic decorations, and a banner at the bottom contains text in an elegant script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.3 × 12 cm (6 13/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.597

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

Q65217416

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