William Drummond of Hawthornden, Historian and Poet

published 1655

Robert Gaywood

Associated Names
Robert Gaywood

Artist, English, active 1650/1680

The image depicts a man from the waist up, slightly facing the viewer with his head turned to his left. He has distinct facial features, including a long nose, pronounced cheekbones, and a small mustache. His hair is styled back and reaches below his ears. The man wears a dark formal outfit with a large white ruff around his neck, intricate designs on his coat, and a draped scarf of a lighter shade. The portrait is in an oval frame with a decorative crest below featuring Latin text "Gloria Reddit Honores" flanked by lion figures. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.8 × 12 cm (7 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.633


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

Q65365574

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