Sir Philip Sidney

Frederik Hendrik van den Hove

Associated Names
Frederik Hendrik van den Hove

Artist, Dutch, c. 1628 - 1698

The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body with a refined expression, arched eyebrows, wide eyes, a straight nose, a small beard and mustache. He has short, wavy hair combed back, and is wearing ornate armor with a ruff collar. The background has a textured pattern and the portrait is framed in an oval with an inscription above and below labeling the man as "PHILIPPVS SIDNEIVS" along with other text details and the artist's signature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.4 × 7 cm (3 11/16 × 2 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.771

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

Q65223934

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