The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up, seated in a slightly turned position. He has a full face with a mustache and a small goatee, shoulder-length curly hair, and is wearing a traditional 17th-century outfit with a dark robe featuring a white collar and cuffs. His right hand is resting on his chest while his left hand is placed on what looks like the edge of a table or a chest covered with a patterned cloth. There are no visible pieces of jewelry on him, nor any objects he appears to be holding. The background includes draped curtains on the left and a detailed wall surface to the right. Text beneath the image contextualizes the portrait.
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The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up, seated in a slightly turned position. He has a full face with a mustache and a small goatee, shoulder-length curly hair, and is wearing a traditional 17th-century outfit with a dark robe featuring a white collar and cuffs. His right hand is resting on his chest while his left hand is placed on what looks like the edge of a table or a chest covered with a patterned cloth. There are no visible pieces of jewelry on him, nor any objects he appears to be holding. The background includes draped curtains on the left and a detailed wall surface to the right. Text beneath the image contextualizes the portrait.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alexander Morus

Crispijn de Passe II

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 32 × 22.7 cm (12 5/8 × 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.917
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
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 38555. 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.