Sir Hugh Cartwright

Lucas Vorsterman II after Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Associated Names
Lucas Vorsterman II

Artist, Flemish, born 1624

Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Artist After, Flemish, 1596 - 1675

The image is an engraved portrait of a man in three-quarter profile facing slightly left. The man has long hair, a defined face with cheekbones, a serious expression, a strong jawline, a moustache connected to a goatee, and he wears armor with a shoulder plate, a ruffled collar, and an ornamental clasp at his neck. The background features an oval design within a rectangular frame. Below the portrait are a coat of arms and an inscription with his name and age.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.2 × 20.1 cm (11 1/8 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.764


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Wenman Martin [d. 1853], London, (L.914 and L.1798). 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

Q65361682

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