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The image displays a portrait of a person in profile view, showing their head and shoulders. The individual has distinct facial features like an upturned nose, full lips, and long, wavy hair that falls on their shoulders. They are wearing a textured garment with a detailed collar showing at the neckline. The background is dark, and the portrait is enclosed in an oval border with Latin text. Surrounding the oval border are rectangular inscriptions which may attribute the artwork or provide context.
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The image displays a portrait of a person in profile view, showing their head and shoulders. The individual has distinct facial features like an upturned nose, full lips, and long, wavy hair that falls on their shoulders. They are wearing a textured garment with a detailed collar showing at the neckline. The background is dark, and the portrait is enclosed in an oval border with Latin text. Surrounding the oval border are rectangular inscriptions which may attribute the artwork or provide context.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham Cowley

John Hall

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 8.5 × 8 cm (3 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.332
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1726 to 1750
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.

NGA object ID 37970. 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.