Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Stafford

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a man shown from the waist up. His facial features include a prominent mustache and short, curly hair. He is wearing a dark suit of armor with a high, white collar visible beneath it. His left hand is extended outward, palm facing up. The background is a lightly textured surface. The artwork appears to be an engraving. A cursive inscription below includes text identifying him as St. Thomas Wentworth, the Earl of Strafford, Lieutenant General, and General Governor of Ireland, dated at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and stipple

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.6 × 13.4 cm (7 5/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.624

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 502, copy a

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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 502, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q65367832

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