The image shows an engraved portrait of a man from the waist up, in a seated position facing slightly to the left. He is holding a small closed book in his left hand. The man has a stern expression with deep-set eyes, a straight nose, a pointed mustache, and a slightly receding hairline with short cropped hair. He is wearing a dark garment with an intricate ruff around his neck. The background features a patterned, textured area and an emblem or seal at the top. There is text on the portrait indicating the person's name and title beneath the image, with ornate calligraphy.
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The image shows an engraved portrait of a man from the waist up, in a seated position facing slightly to the left. He is holding a small closed book in his left hand. The man has a stern expression with deep-set eyes, a straight nose, a pointed mustache, and a slightly receding hairline with short cropped hair. He is wearing a dark garment with an intricate ruff around his neck. The background features a patterned, textured area and an emblem or seal at the top. There is text on the portrait indicating the person's name and title beneath the image, with ornate calligraphy.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abel Bede, Minister

Unknown Artist

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 12 × 8.6 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.186
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
Provenance

Pierre Mariette II, Paris, [1634-1716], (L.1790). 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

center left: IGH

NGA object ID 37824. 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.