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The image shows a bust-length portrait of a man in formal attire. He has long, slightly wavy hair, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and a slightly parted mouth. The portrait is set within an oval frame with accompanying text below it. The background is a plain, neutral tone.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Algernon Sidney
John Baptist Jackson, after Justus van Verus
- Medium
- chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in two shades of brown and two shades of gray on laid paper
- Dimensions
- image: 34 x 22.3 cm (13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 34.5 x 23 cm (13 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2012.92.532
- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
- Time span
- 1701 to 1725
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Portrait
- Man
- Writing
Provenance
Mary Jordan Collection. [1] (Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 20, 1986; Gift to NGA, 2012. [1] According to the donor's collection list for Jackson woodcuts, a great number came from the Mary Jordan Collection.
Inscription
lower center of image: Zustus Verus, pinx: J: B: J: sculp; et exc: / at the Time when Mr. ALGERNON SIDNEY was Ambassador... / ... Denmark by French Assistance or Example. / Pref: to Accot. of Denmark 4th Edit: P: 23.
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