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The image shows a man in a suit of armor with a cloak and holding a lance. He has a beard, short hair, and wears a hat with a feather. The background includes an arch, columns with carvings, and a landscape with hills and buildings. The style of the illustration resembles an etching or engraving.
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The image shows a man in a suit of armor with a cloak and holding a lance. He has a beard, short hair, and wears a hat with a feather. The background includes an arch, columns with carvings, and a landscape with hills and buildings. The style of the illustration resembles an etching or engraving.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alphonso, King of Castile

William Rogers

Date
published 1602
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 25.5 × 17.5 cm (10 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.20
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
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, 1950.

Inscription

doodles on verso in pen

NGA object ID 37658. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.