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The image depicts an older man from the waist up, seated and facing slightly to his left. He has a prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, a long, thin nose, short cropped beard and mustache, and closely cropped hair covered by a cap. He is wearing a fur-collared coat over an ornate garment with visible buttons. There is no visible jewelry. The background consists of finely detailed lines and cross-hatching, with no specific elements. At the bottom of the portrait, there is a written inscription identifying the person as Alexander Nowell.
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The image depicts an older man from the waist up, seated and facing slightly to his left. He has a prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, a long, thin nose, short cropped beard and mustache, and closely cropped hair covered by a cap. He is wearing a fur-collared coat over an ornate garment with visible buttons. There is no visible jewelry. The background consists of finely detailed lines and cross-hatching, with no specific elements. At the bottom of the portrait, there is a written inscription identifying the person as Alexander Nowell.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alexander Nowell, Dean of Saint Paul's

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

Date
published 1620
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 16.6 × 12.6 cm (6 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.938
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Herwologia

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 38576. 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.