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The image shows a man facing slightly to his left with curly hair falling to his shoulders. He wears an elaborate outfit with a ruffled collar, a decorated jacket, and an ornate fabric tied around his neck. The man holds a glove in his left hand and has an ornamental belt around his waist. The background is plain with a rectangular border around the portrait. Below the image is a poetic inscription, artistic embellishments, and the engraver's name.
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The image shows a man facing slightly to his left with curly hair falling to his shoulders. He wears an elaborate outfit with a ruffled collar, a decorated jacket, and an ornate fabric tied around his neck. The man holds a glove in his left hand and has an ornamental belt around his waist. The background is plain with a rectangular border around the portrait. Below the image is a poetic inscription, artistic embellishments, and the engraver's name.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham Darssie

Francis Delaram

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 22.3 × 15.6 cm (8 3/4 × 6 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.340
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 37978. 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.